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defection definition

de·fec·tion (dē fek′s̸hən, di-)

noun

  1. abandonment of loyalty, duty, or principle; desertion
  2. the act of defecting from one's country
  3. a failing or failure

Etymology: L defectio < defectus: see defect

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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