DESERTER

deserter.Int’l law. A soldier who leaves national military service with the intention of reneging

on military obligations either permanently or for the duration of a military operation; a person who

illegally  abandons  a  military  force,  often  by  seeking  refuge  in  a  foreign  territory  or  by  joining

enemy forces. [Cases: Armed Services    38; Military Justice    661.C.J.S. Armed Services § 156;

Military Justice § 55.] [Blacks Law 8th]