defectionem

defectionem is a Latin form of defectio, meaning “desertion, revolt; failure, weakness; eclipse”. It is the accusative singular feminine noun.

Found 80 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Caesar, De Bello Gallico 7.54.2: Etsi multis iam rebus perfidiam Aeduorum perspectam habebat atque horum discessu admaturari defectionem civitatis existimabat, tamen eos retinendos non constituit, ne aut inferre iniuriam videretur aut dare timori …

All forms of defectio (declension table)

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.