as in abandonment
the act of abandoning
the soldiers were imprisoned for desertion of their posts
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Recent Examples of desertion
Those desertions, spurred by the promise of big-money TV contracts for the Los Angeles schools, proved to be the Jenga pull that collapsed the Pac-12 as it had been known.
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David K. Li, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2024
Subsequent seasons explored the case of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, an American soldier charged with desertion after being freed from Taliban captivity, the cracks in the Cleveland court system, and the history of the military prison at Guantanamo Bay.
—Justine Browning, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024
He was sentenced by a military judge to 12 months in prison for desertion and one month on each of the four other counts.
—Kayla McCormick, NBC News, 22 Sep. 2024
King’s five charges include desertion, assault on a noncommissioned officer, and three counts of disobeying an officer.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Sep. 2024
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David K. Li, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2024
Subsequent seasons explored the case of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, an American soldier charged with desertion after being freed from Taliban captivity, the cracks in the Cleveland court system, and the history of the military prison at Guantanamo Bay.
—Justine Browning, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024
He was sentenced by a military judge to 12 months in prison for desertion and one month on each of the four other counts.
—Kayla McCormick, NBC News, 22 Sep. 2024
King’s five charges include desertion, assault on a noncommissioned officer, and three counts of disobeying an officer.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Sep. 2024
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“Desertion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desertion. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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