a person who transgresses moral or civil law

the military forces of a nation

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

an ideological defector from the party line (especially from orthodox communism)

someone who is drafted and illegally refuses to serve

someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw

an operative who initiates his own defection (usually to a hostile country) for political asylum

the military forces of a nation