Desertion: alternatives and connections

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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A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or catapult, esp. a short, stout, blunt-headed arrow; a quarrel; an arrow, or that which resem…

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Departure from a camp; a marching off.

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The act of exposing or laying open, setting forth, laying bare of protection, depriving of care or concealment, or setting out to reprobation or cont…

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The act of tergiversating; a shifting; shift; subterfuge; evasion.

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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 cast or drive out; to banish; to expel; to reject.

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To cast or drive out; to banish; to expel; to reject.

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

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Act of abandoning a person or cause to which one is bound by allegiance or duty, or to which one has attached himself; desertion; failure in duty; a…

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of Forsake

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