as in abandonment
the act of abandoning
the soldiers were imprisoned for desertion of their posts
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Recent Examples of desertion
Over the past 200 years, highly unequal armies have suffered higher casualty rates and more frequent outbreaks of mass desertion than their more inclusive counterparts.
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Jason Lyall, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2022
There have also been widespread reports of desertion with entire units abandoning their posts, leaving defense lines vulnerable, according to commanders and soldiers, Defense News reported.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Her mother, identified as Ashley Rowland, was taken into custody for child desertion in connection to this case in October and accused of giving Kerr to a man during a drug exchange, local news reported.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
And the Afghan National Army continues to suffer rampant desertion owing to interethnic abuses in its ranks and suspicion among non-Pashtun soldiers of the pro-Pashtun-leaning government in Kabul.
—Jason Lyall, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2020
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Jason Lyall, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2022
There have also been widespread reports of desertion with entire units abandoning their posts, leaving defense lines vulnerable, according to commanders and soldiers, Defense News reported.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Her mother, identified as Ashley Rowland, was taken into custody for child desertion in connection to this case in October and accused of giving Kerr to a man during a drug exchange, local news reported.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
And the Afghan National Army continues to suffer rampant desertion owing to interethnic abuses in its ranks and suspicion among non-Pashtun soldiers of the pro-Pashtun-leaning government in Kabul.
—Jason Lyall, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2020
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“Desertion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desertion. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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