dereliction
[ der-uh-lik-shuhn ]
/ ˌdɛr əˈlɪk ʃən /
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noun
deliberate or conscious neglect; negligence; delinquency: dereliction of duty.
the act of abandoning something.
the state of being abandoned.
Law. a leaving dry of land by recession of the water line.
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Origin of dereliction
synonym study for dereliction
1. See neglect.
Words nearby dereliction
deregulate, deregulation, dereism, Derek, derelict, dereliction, derencephaly, derepress, derepression, derequisition, derestrict
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dereliction
/ (ˌdɛrɪˈlɪkʃən) /
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
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