Desertion
In military terminology, desertion is the abandonment of a "duty" or post without permission and is done with the intention of not returning. "Absence Without Leave" (AWOL) can refer to either desertion or a temporary absence.
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“Bachelors alone can travel freely, and without any twinges of their consciences touching desertion of the fire-side.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)