deserter

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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

The group said the evidence submitted in the complaint includes interviews with survivors, leaked documents and information from Myanmar military and police deserters, and previous reports compiled by U.N. investigators and other parties.

From Seattle Times

Mr Medvedev claims to have witnessed a host of war crimes - including seeing "deserters being executed" by the Wagner Group's internal security service - while fighting in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region.

From BBC

The Navy said he had gone absent without leave and had been listed as an “active deserter” since March 11, 2019.

From New York Times

A British arbitration judge is expected to give his verdict in February on the legal tussle between the European tour and its deserters to LIV Golf.

From Seattle Times