Definitions of desertion
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withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
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synonyms:
abandonment, defection
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types:
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abscondment, decampment
the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest)
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absence without leave, unauthorized absence
unauthorized military absence
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deviationism
ideological defection from the party line (especially from orthodox communism)
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type of:
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withdrawal
the act of withdrawing
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abscondment, decampment
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the act of giving something up
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synonyms:
abandonment, forsaking
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types:
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exposure
abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open)
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apostasy, tergiversation
the act of abandoning a party for cause
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bolt
a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
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type of:
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rejection
the act of rejecting something
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exposure
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