deserter

Example Sentences

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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

In Syria, Wagner fighters were filmed gleefully beating a Syrian army deserter with a sledgehammer before cutting off his head.

From Salon

This way, he figures, he can prove to anyone he meets that he isn’t a deserter because he is still literally attached to his vessel.

From New York Times

Ukraine’s military rebutted the volunteers’ claims in their own video posted online, saying the “deserters” had everything they needed to fight: “They thought they came for a vacation,” one service member said.

From Washington Post

At least one of the two had their hands tied, a sign, Ivannikov said, that they may have been punished as deserters.

From Reuters