Desertion
English Meaning
The act of deserting or forsaking; abandonment of a service, a cause, a party, a friend, or any post of duty; the quitting of one's duties willfully and without right; esp., an absconding from military or naval service.
- The act or an instance of deserting.
- The state of being deserted.
- Law Willful abandonment of one's spouse or children or both without their consent and with the intention of forsaking all legal obligations to them.