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diversion
[daɪ'vɜ:ʃ(ə)n]
abbr.
abbr., AmE
detour
(брит.
Bobrovska
)
law
an official order for criminal defendant to participate in alternative program, instead of prison
;
Instead of going to jail, a defendant goes to a rehabilitation
"rehab"
program and is supervised by a probation officer. When the defendant finishes the program, the charges are dismissed and the defendant is not sentenced
mil., abbr.
div
mil., logist.
A change made in a prescribed route for operational or tactical reasons. Except in the case of aircraft, a diversion order will not constitute a change of destination.
(FRA)
tech., abbr.
divn
USA
The act of drawing the attention and forces of an enemy from the point of the principal operation; an attack, alarm, or feint that diverts attention.
see also
demonstration
;
A change made in a prescribed route for operational or tactical reasons that does not constitute a change of destination.
see also
demonstration
;
A rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination or on a different mode of transportation prior to arrival at ultimate destination.
see also
demonstration
;
In naval mine warfare, a route or channel bypassing a dangerous area by connecting one channel to another or it may branch from a channel and rejoin it on the other side of the danger
(JP 3-03)
see also
demonstration
diversion
create a
[daɪ'vɜ:ʃ(ə)n]
n
mil., logist.
Drawing the enemy assets towards an area or position which is not the one on which one wants to exercise ones main effort.
FRA
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