de·ser·tion
de·ser·tion/dəˈzərSH(ə)n/
noun
the action of deserting a person, cause, or organization.
"I resented what I saw as my parents' desertion"
synonyms: abandonment, leaving, forsaking, betrayal, neglect, shunning, stranding, jilting, relinquishment, renunciation, defection, reneging, repudiation, forswearing, abjuration, apostasy, absconding, running away, decamping, flight, fleeing, flying, bolting, turning tail, truancy, going absent without leave, taking French leave, departure, escape, dereliction, treason, cowardice, going AWOL
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1. an act of deserting; especially : the abandonment without consent or legal justification of a person, post, or relationship.
the act of leaving without permission, or without planning to return. Desertion is also the act of leaving someone in a difficult situation or without help.
noun · the act of deserting or abandoning or the state of being deserted or abandoned · law wilful abandonment, esp of one's spouse or children, without consent ...
Desertion is willful abandonment of a person's duties or obligations, especially to a spouse or child. Some common uses of the term desertion in a legal ...
Desertion is the abandonment of a military duty or post without permission (a pass, liberty or leave) and is done with the intention of not returning.
noun. the act of giving something up. synonyms: abandonment, forsaking. types: exposure.
1. the act of deserting or the state of being deserted 2. Law willful abandonment, esp. of one's wife or husband without consent, in violation of legal or ...
There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun desertion, one of which is labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and ...
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the act of abandoning, particularly leaving one's spouse and/or children without an intent to return. In desertion cases it is often expected that a deserter ...
[uncountable] the act of going away from a place and leaving it empty. Industrialization led to the growth of cities and the desertion of villages.