desertion

1. Withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility (synset 100056135)
   "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"
   is a type of: withdrawal - the act of withdrawing
   subtypes:

   • abscondment, decampment - the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest)
   • absence without leave, unauthorized absence - unauthorized military absence
   • deviationism - ideological defection from the party line (especially from orthodox communism)
   same as: abandonment, defection
2. The act of giving something up (synset 100205288)
   is a type of: rejection - the act of rejecting something
   subtypes:

   • exposure - abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving an infant out in the open)
   • apostasy, tergiversation - the act of abandoning a party for cause
   • bolt - a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
   same as: abandonment, forsaking

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