defection
C2Գոյական/US /dɪfˈɛkʃən/ dĭf-ĔKSH-ən; UK /dɪfˈɛkʃən/ dĭf-ĔKSH-ən/
Act of abandoning a person or cause to which one is bound by allegiance or duty, or to which one has attached himself; desertion; failure in duty; a falling away; apostasy; backsliding.
