- (n.) The voluntary and unnecessary departure of a ship from or delay in, the regular and usual course of the specific voyage insured, thus releasing the underwriters from their responsibility.
- (n.) The state or result of having deviated; a transgression; an act of sin; an error; an offense.
- (n.) The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or the path of duty.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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