Dereliction

noun

/dɛɹ.ɪ.ˈlɪk.ʃən/

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounWillful neglect of one's duty.

"The new soldier did not clean his cabin and was scolded for dereliction and disobedience."

2.nounThe act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned.

3.nounLand gained from the water by a change of water-line.

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