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Defection

LC control no.sh2006007575
Topical headingDefection
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See alsoChange of allegiance
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Asylum, Right of
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Found inWork cat.: Inducements and deterrants to defection, 1975.
Attempted defection by Lithuanian seaman Simas Kudirka, 1971.
Greenwood encyclopedia of international relations, 2002: defection (asking for asylum in exchange for being debriefed on all one knows about an adversary's operations)
Wikipedia website, Oct. 27, 2006 (Defection; this act is usually in a manner which violates the laws of the nation or political entity from which the person is seeking to depart, as opposed to a change of citizenship)