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countable and uncountable, plural destitutions
(obsolete) The action of deserting or abandoning.
(now rare) Discharge from office; dismissal.
The condition of lacking something. quotations examples
He requires of his fellow man obedience to a very creditable code of morals, but he observes without shame or disapproval his God's utter destitution of morals.
1906, “Mark Twain”, in The Bible According to Mark Twain, published 1996, page 330
An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support. quotations examples
Destitution forces many asylum seekers to end up working for extremely low wages in catering, cleaning and construction, for example, without any protection against unscrupulous employers.
2009 August 4, Rahila Gupta, The Guardian