敵てき前ぜん逃とう亡ぼう

noun

desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire

Military term for fleeing or abandoning one's post while directly confronting the enemy. Often used in historical or legal contexts.

• 敵てき前ぜん逃とう亡ぼうは軍ぐん法ぽう会かい議ぎで重じゅう罪ざいとされた。

  Desertion in the face of the enemy was considered a serious crime in the court-martial.

• 彼かれは敵てき前ぜん逃とう亡ぼうの罪つみで処しょ罰ばつされた。

  He was punished for deserting under enemy fire.