de|ser|tion

de|ser|tion
de|ser|tion «dih ZUR shuhn», noun.
1. the act of deserting.
2. the condition of being deserted; desolation: »

Desertion caused the old house to fall into ruin.

3. a running away from duty.
4. a leaving military service without permission and without intending to return.
5. Law. intentional abandonment of one's wife or husband in violation of legal or moral obligation.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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