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noun

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1. The act of deviating; wandering off the correct or true path or road

2. A departure from the correct way of acting

3. The state or result of having deviated; a transgression; an act of sin; an error; an offense.

   Example: mankind’s deviation from divine will

4. (contract law) 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.