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desertion definition

de·ser·tion (di zʉr′s̸hən)

noun

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

Etymology: ME desercioun < OFr desertion < L desertio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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