Definition of DESERT in Black's Law Dictionary 4th Edition – Legal dictionary – Glossary of legal terms.
Definition of DESERT
To leave or quit with an intention to cause a permanent separation; to forsake utterly; to abandon. It is essentially willful in nature. Stevens v. Stevens, 304 Ill. 297, 136 N.E. 785, 787; Stover v. Stover, 94 N.J.Eq. 703, 120 A. 788, 789.
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