When Michele Bachmann claimed in 2011 that a supporter had been bribed to defect to Ron Paul, observers rolled their eyes.
The least dedicated might defect as soon as 10 percent of the security forces have given up, another at 20, and so forth.
He also may have tried to defect from the Taliban after they lost the war and join up with the Afghan government.
A child can see the defect in this reasoning; at least, a child who studies the law.
These big paydays have incentivized a record number of Cuban players to defect.
This defect can fortunately be corrected by the method shown in Fig. 112.
Canaries sing well, but the defect of their music is its abundance.
Deaf-mutism is due to a defect; but the nature of the defect is different in different cases.
M. Faye has suggested a remedy for this defect in the theory.
It is also a defect that the definitions do not directly give quantitative characteristics of the spectra.
early 15c., from Middle French defect and directly from Latin defectus "failure, revolt, falling away," noun use of past participle of deficere "to fail, desert" (see deficient).
1570s, from Latin defectus, past participle of deficere "to fail, desert" (see defect (n.)). Related: Defected; defecting.
defect de·fect (dē'fěkt', dĭ-fěkt')
n.
A lack of or abnormality in something necessary for normal functioning; a deficiency or imperfection.
