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1. (noun) desertion, abandonment, defection
withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
"his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"
2. (noun) apostasy, renunciation, defection
the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
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1. (noun) defection
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 falling away; apostasy; backsliding
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