dereliction of duty
21dereliction — noun 1》 the state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated. 2》 (usu. dereliction of duty) shameful failure to fulfil one s obligations …
22dereliction — noun 1 dereliction of duty formal failure to do what you should do as part of your job 2 (U) the state of being derelict …
23dereliction — der•e•lic•tion [[t]ˌdɛr əˈlɪk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) deliberate neglect; delinquency: dereliction of duty[/ex] 2) the act of abandoning something 3) the state of being abandoned • Etymology: 1590–1600; < L dērelictiō …
24dereliction — n. 1 (usu. foll. by of) a neglect; failure to carry out one s obligations (dereliction of duty). b an instance of this. 2 the act or an instance of abandoning; the process of being abandoned. 3 a the retreat of the sea exposing new land. b the… …
25dereliction — 1590s, abandonment (formerly with a wider range than in modern use, e.g. of the sea withdrawing from the land), from L. derelictionem (nom. derelictio), noun of action from pp. stem of derelinquere (see DERELICT (Cf. derelict)). Meaning failure… …
26dereliction — [der΄ə lik′shən] n. [L derelictio: see DERELICT] 1. Now Rare an abandoning or forsaking 2. Now 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 …
27dereliction — Failure in performance of duty; neglect of duty. Abandonment of property; abandoned property. A reliction, that is land made by the withdrawal of the waters by which it was previously covered. 56 Am J1st Wat § 476. See reliction; renunciation …
28dereliction — der·e·lic·tion || ‚derɪ lɪkʃn n. neglecting of one s duty, negligence; abandonment, desertion …
29dereliction — n. 1. Abandonment, renunciation, desertion, relinquishment. 2. Faithlessness, failure in duty, delinquency, neglect, negligence …
30dereliction — /dɛrəˈlɪkʃən / (say deruh likshuhn) noun 1. culpable neglect, as of duty; delinquency; fault. 2. the act of abandoning. 3. the state of being abandoned …
