desertion of a post

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• desertion — de·ser·tion n: the forsaking of a person, post, or relationship: as a: permanent withdrawal from living with one s spouse without the spouse s consent and without cause or justification ◇ Desertion is a ground for divorce in many states. b:… …   Law dictionary

• Desertion — De*ser tion (d[ e]*z[ e]r sh[u^]n), n. [L. desertio: cf. F. d[ e]sertion.] 1. 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;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Desertion — For other uses of desertion , see Abandonment. For the geological process, see Desertification. A.W.O.L. redirects here. For other uses, see AWOL (disambiguation). Armenian soldiers in 1919, with deserters as prisoners In military terminology,… …   Wikipedia

• desertion — The act of forsaking or abandoning a person, a cause or a post of duty. A continued abandonment of a ship by a seaman, during the term of service provided by his contract, with intention not to return, and without sufficient cause. 48 Am J1st… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• desertion — noun Date: 1591 1. an act of deserting; especially the abandonment without consent or legal justification of a person, post, or relationship and the associated duties and obligations < sued for divorce on grounds of desertion > 2. a state of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• desertion — n. 1. Abandonment, relinquishment, dereliction. 2. Abandonment of one s post, unlawful departure from military service …   New dictionary of synonyms

• Apostasy — • The word itself in its etymological sense, signifies the desertion of a post, the giving up of a state of life; he who voluntarily embraces a definite state of life cannot leave it, therefore, without becoming an apostate Catholic Encyclopedia …   Catholic encyclopedia

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• L'Ere du vide — L Ère du vide L Ère du vide : essais sur l individualisme contemporain Auteur Gilles Lipovetsky Genre philosophie Pays d origine France Éditeur Gallimard Date de parution 1983 Nombre de pages 328 ISBN …   Wikipédia en Français

• L'Ère Du Vide — L Ère du vide : essais sur l individualisme contemporain Auteur Gilles Lipovetsky Genre philosophie Pays d origine France Éditeur Gallimard Date de parution 1983 Nombre de pages 328 ISBN …   Wikipédia en Français