deserter

Example Sentences

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Plus, it would be great to see them beat the deserters.

From Los Angeles Times

Firing squads have never been a predominant method of carrying out civilian death sentences and are more closely associated with the military, including the execution of Civil War deserters.

From Seattle Times

They have never been a predominant method of carrying out civilian death sentences and are more closely associated with the military, including the execution of Civil War deserters.

From Washington Times

"The defence ministry has their relevant mechanisms for identifying deserters," Chiu added.

From Reuters

Largely made up of Congolese army deserters, they first took up arms in 2009 accusing the government of marginalising the country's ethnic Tutsi minority and failing to honour previous peace accords.

From BBC