secede
I
verb
abandon, abire, apostatize, break away, decedere, depart, desert, disaffiliate, dissent, evacuate, insurrect, leave, mutiny, pull out, quit, rebel, refuse to support, relinquish, remove oneself, repudiate, resign, retire, retract, revolt, separate, sever one's connections, tergiversate, vacate, walk out, withdraw
II
index
defect, leave (depart), quit (discontinue), renege, withdraw
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006