re|de|fec|tion

re|de|fec|tion
re|de|fec|tion «REE dih FEHK shuhn», noun.
the act of defecting or deserting again. The desertion by a political refugee of the country in which he found asylum and his return to his original country is redefection. »

The young Russians had no words to explain their redefection (Time).


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