as in abandonment
the act of abandoning
the soldiers were imprisoned for desertion of their posts
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Recent Examples of desertion
Earlier this week, Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation detained two generals and a colonel, with one commander arrested for not informing the authorities about a mass desertion of troops.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
King, 24, was charged in October under the Uniform Code of Military Justice with 14 offenses, including desertion, assault against officers and solicitation of child pornography.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile the Germans and Russians were executing tens of thousands of soldiers for desertion and other allegedly cowardly acts, including attempting to surrender to the enemy.
—Chris Walsh, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2015
The action hinges largely on disappointments, betrayals, desertions that already happened, an offscreen past often referred to but never shown.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
King, 24, was charged in October under the Uniform Code of Military Justice with 14 offenses, including desertion, assault against officers and solicitation of child pornography.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile the Germans and Russians were executing tens of thousands of soldiers for desertion and other allegedly cowardly acts, including attempting to surrender to the enemy.
—Chris Walsh, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2015
The action hinges largely on disappointments, betrayals, desertions that already happened, an offscreen past often referred to but never shown.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for desertion
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“Desertion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desertion. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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