dereliction
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/dɛɹ.ɪ.ˈlɪk.ʃən/
English
Definitions
noun
- Willful neglect of one's duty.“The new soldier did not clean his cabin and was scolded for dereliction and disobedience.”
- The act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned.
- Land gained from the water by a change of water-line.
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Synonyms
delinquencywillful neglectneglectnegligencefailurecarelessnessomissionnoncompliancemisconductdefaultnon-complianceviolationinfringementdeviationabandonmentdesertion