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

As a result of the conviction, Mr. Hoff was declared a deserter and discharged from the Army, the police said.

From New York Times

George Washington, Ramirez’s brief to the court notes, provided for deserters to be attended by clergy before their executions.

From Washington Post

Abraham Lincoln agonized over hanging young Civil War deserters, then met his own abrupt end at the theater.

From New York Times

In September, a young Jewish ultra-orthodox Israeli man asked for leave to remain in the UK because he feared being imprisoned as a deserter from the military if he returned to his home country.

From BBC