dereliction

Definition of Dereliction in English :

Noun

1. delinquency, dereliction, willful neglect

a tendency to be negligent and uncaring

Example Sentences:
'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'

2. dereliction

willful negligence

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dereliction

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noun

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. 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

Dereliction

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noun

1. Rare

an abandoning or forsaking

2. Rare

the state of being abandoned or forsaken

3.

a neglect of, or failure in, duty; a being remiss

4. Law

the gaining of land from water by the gradual retreat of the sea below the usual watermark

Dereliction

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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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