desertion
noun
- a deserting or being deserted
- Law the willful abandonment of one's spouse, children, etc.
See desertion in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(dĭ-zûrˈshən)
nouna. The act or an instance of deserting.
b. The state of being deserted.
- Law Willful abandonment of one's spouse or children or both without their consent and with the intention of forsaking all legal obligations to them.
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