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desertion

desertion

noun

Definition of DESERTION

the act of abandoning <the soldiers were imprisoned for desertion of their posts>

Synonyms abandonment, desertion, forsaking

Related Words defection; tergiversation; discard, dumping, jettisoning

Near Antonyms retention; recoupment, repossession, retrieval

Antonyms reclamation

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