dereliction
[ der-uh-lik-shuh n ]
/ ˌdɛr əˈlɪk ʃən /
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.
Origin of dereliction
Words nearby dereliction
deregister,
deregulate,
dereism,
derek,
derelict,
dereliction,
derencephaly,
derepress,
derepression,
derequisition,
derestrict
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British Dictionary definitions for dereliction
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