Desertion is the abandonment of a duty or post in the military without permission.
Desertion may also refer to:
Desertion (divorce), grounds for an at-fault divorce Desertion (novel), a 2005 novel by Abdulrazak Gurnah Mate desertion, a parent abandoning their offspring Spiritual desertion, the act of leaving a faith or religious group
See also Desertification, a geological process Deserter (disambiguation) Abandonment (disambiguation)