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dereliction

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/dɛɹ.ɪ.ˈlɪk.ʃən/ English

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  1. Willful neglect of one's duty.“The new soldier did not clean his cabin and was scolded for dereliction and disobedience.”
  2. The act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned.
  3. Land gained from the water by a change of water-line.

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