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Desertion

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Noun

1. abandonment, defection, desertion

withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility

Example Sentences:
'his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless'

2. abandonment, desertion, forsaking

the act of giving something up

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Desertion

see synonyms of desertion
noun
1. 
the act of deserting or abandoning or the state of being deserted or abandoned
2. law
wilful abandonment, esp of one's spouse or children, without consent and in breach of obligations

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Desertion

see synonyms of desertion
noun
1. 
a deserting or being deserted
2.  Law
the willful abandonment of one's spouse, children, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Desertion

see synonyms of desertion
n.
1.
a. The act or an instance of deserting.
b. The state of being deserted.
2. Law
a. Willful abandonment of a spouse or child owed a duty of support.
b. The willful, permanent separation of one spouse from the other without acceptable cause or the other's consent, considered as a ground for divorce.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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