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Definition of Deserting
1. desert [v] - See also: desert
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deserting
Literary usage of Deserting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Enforcement of International Law Through Municipal Law in the United States by Quincy Wright (1916)
"RETURN OP deserting SEAMEN The return of deserting seamen to their vessels is a
matter resembling extradition. As in that case, international law imposes no ..."
2. Palmer's Index to "The Times" Newspaper (1872)
"21 m 11 e —2S m lie Cronin, Daniel, for deserting his Family, 24 a 11 / Cross,
... for Stealing, 17 »i И/ deserting Families, 20 « 11 / Desmond, Ellen, ..."
3. Report of the Poor Law Commissioners to the Most Noble the Marquis of by Great Britain Poor Law Commissioners, John George Shaw-Lefevre (1840)
"For some remarks on the present state of the law relating to prosecutions, under
the Vagrant Act, of persons neglecting to maintain, or deserting, ..."
4. Our Wild Indians: Thirty-three Years Personal Experience Among the Red Men by Richard Irving Dodge (1884)
"... Disobeying Spotted Tail's Orders — Fate of deserting Warriors — Severe
Punishment — A Secret Society — The "Picked Corps'1 of Warriors — The Chiefs Body ..."
5. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"Mulvaney would as soon think of deserting as you would," said he. " No; he's
either fallen into a mischief among the villagers — and yet that isn't likely, ..."
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