Fahnenflucht

German

Etymology

Fahne (“flag, standard”) +‎ Flucht (“flight, escape”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Fahnenflucht f (genitive Fahnenflucht, plural Fahnenfluchten)

1. (military, law) desertion (absence with the intention of leaving permanently)

Synonyms

• Desertation, Desertion

Derived terms

• fahnenflüchtig

See also

• unerlaubte Entfernung von der Truppe

Further reading

• “Fahnenflucht” in Duden online