DESERTION


Meaning of DESERTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈzər-shən ]

noun

Date: 1591

1. : an act of deserting ; especially : the abandonment without consent or legal justification of a person, post, or relationship and the associated duties and obligations

sued for divorce on grounds of desertion

2. : a state of being deserted or forsaken

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.