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dereliction
[der-uh-lik-shuhn]
noun
deliberate or conscious neglect; negligence; delinquency.
dereliction of duty.
the act of abandoning something.
Synonyms:the state of being abandoned.
Law.a leaving dry of land by recession of the water line.
dereliction
/ ˌɛɪˈɪʃə /
noun
deliberate, conscious, or wilful neglect (esp in the phrase dereliction of duty )
the act of abandoning or deserting or the state of being abandoned or deserted
law
accretion of dry land gained by the gradual receding of the sea or by a river changing its course
the land thus left
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dereliction1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He added that Pegg was "impossibly vulnerable to Saunderson'" once she started in her "dereliction of duty" because she "knew he could destroy your career".
"It would be a dereliction of duty for the Labour party to win a landslide on difficult things and then go, 'do you know what, it's too difficult'."
His home is well-decorated, boasts a large bay window and a Chesterfield sofa - all in stark contrast to the dereliction of the empty flats just a stone's throw away.
"Your dereliction of duty is unforgivable," he said.
Booker asked, “Where are the checks and balances in this dereliction of duties?”
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