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فرار (نظامی)

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فرار (نظامی)

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Also known as AWOL, absent without leave, absent without official leave, unauthorized absence, absence without leave, absence without official leave

thumb|The Defector, by Octav Băncilă, 1906 thumb|Deserteur (Дезертир), by Ilya Repin, 1917

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Desertion is when a soldier abandons their military duty and leaves without permission, typically during wartime. It matters because it has been treated as a serious crime throughout military history, as shown in historical artworks depicting deserters as significant subjects worthy of artistic attention.

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