Desert
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
(Lat. deserere). To leave or quit with an intention not to return; to forsake utterly; to abandon. "In the common acceptance, both of the common and canon law, doth signify only a bare withdrawing, a temporary quitting of a thing, and neglect only; which leaveth the party at liberty of returning to it again." 26 Barb. (N. Y.) 501.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
To leave or quit with an intention not to return; to forsake; to abandon.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
To leave or quit with an intention to cause a permanent separation; to forsake utterly; to abandon.