Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of deserting.

    Fahnenflucht, Desertion, Desertation

    ухо́дuxód, оставле́ниеostavlénije, дезерти́рствоdezertírstvo

    зали́шенняzalýšennja, зане́дбаністьzanédbanistʹ, дезерти́рствоdezertýrstvo

    the act of giving something up

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Twenty six soldiers were executed for desertion.

    ruДвадцать шесть солдатов казнили за дезертирство.

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  2. Desertion from the army was punishable by death.

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  3. Desertion from the army was grounds for the death penalty.

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Translations

9 languages
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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French désertion.

Borrowed from Middle French désertion.

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Forms

plural: desertions
Singulardesertion
Pluraldesertions

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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