dereliction

der·e·lic·tion  (dr-lkshn)

n.

1. Willful neglect, as of duty or principle.

2.

a. The act of abandoning; abandonment.

b. A state of abandonment or neglect.

3. Law

a. A gaining of land by the permanent recession of the water line.

b. The land so gained.

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dereliction [ˌdɛrɪˈlɪkʃən]

n

1. deliberate, conscious, or wilful neglect (esp in the phrase dereliction of duty)

2. the act of abandoning or deserting or the state of being abandoned or deserted

3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Law

a.  accretion of dry land gained by the gradual receding of the sea or by a river changing its course

b.  the land thus left

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dereliction - a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities" willful neglect, delinquency neglectfulness, negligence, neglect - the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
	2.	dereliction - willful negligence actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing - activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing" nonfeasance - a failure to act when under an obligation to do so; a refusal (without sufficient excuse) to do that which it is your legal duty to do negligence, nonperformance, carelessness, neglect - failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

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dereliction

noun

1. abandonment, desertion, renunciation, relinquishment The previous owners had rescued the building from dereliction.

2. (only used with duty) negligence, failure, neglect, evasion, delinquency, abdication, faithlessness, nonperformance, remissness He pleaded guilty to wilful dereliction of duty.

Translations

dereliction [ˌderɪˈlɪkʃən] N [of property] → abandono m
dereliction of duty → negligencia f

dereliction

n

(= state: of property) → Verfall m, → Heruntergekommenheit f

dereliction of duty → Pflichtversäumnis nt

dereliction [dɛrɪˈlɪkʃ/ən] n dereliction of duty (frm) → negligenza del dovere

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dereliction [dɛrɪˈlɪkʃ/ən] n dereliction of duty (frm) → negligenza del dovere