n. a deserting or being deserted-Law- the willful abandonment of one's spouse; children; etc.
His desertion of his wife and children left them penniless.
His desertion of his wife and children left them penniless.
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de-ser-tion
gershon
mershon
assertion
cistercian
coercion
exertion
insertion
reassertion
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