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désertion — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abandonment noun The act of leaving someone or something behind completely, or the state of having been left that way.
  • desertion noun The act of abandoning a duty, post, or person, especially without permission.

Senses

désertion is used for these senses in English:

  • abandonment The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. [Late 16th century.]
  • abandonment The cessation of service on a particular segment of the lines of a common carrier, as granted by a government agency.
  • desertion The act of deserting.

abandonment — full definition

  1. noun The act of leaving someone or something behind completely, or the state of having been left that way.
  2. noun In law, the formal giving up of a right, claim, or piece of property.

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