Defection: alternatives and connections

Departure from a camp; a marching off.

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Act of rejecting, or state of being rejected.

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The act of withdrawing; withdrawment; retreat; retraction.

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To quit or leave entirely; to desert; to abandon; to depart or withdraw from; to leave; as, false friends and flatterers forsake us in adversity.

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To quit or leave entirely; to desert; to abandon; to depart or withdraw from; to leave; as, false friends and flatterers forsake us in adversity.

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The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.

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An abandonment of what one has voluntarily professed; a total desertion of departure from one's faith, principles, or party; esp., the renunciation o…

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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…

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The act of renouncing.

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