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ALL meanings of dereliction

der·e·lic·tion
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  • uncountable noun dereliction If a building or a piece of land is in a state of dereliction, it is deserted or abandoned. 3
  • noun dereliction deliberate, conscious, or wilful neglect (esp in the phrase dereliction of duty) 3
  • noun dereliction the act of abandoning or deserting or the state of being abandoned or deserted 3
  • noun dereliction accretion of dry land gained by the gradual receding of the sea or by a river changing its course 3
  • noun dereliction the land thus left 3
  • noun dereliction an abandoning or forsaking 3
  • noun dereliction the state of being abandoned or forsaken 3
  • noun dereliction a neglect of, or failure in, duty; a being remiss 3
  • noun dereliction the gaining of land from water by the gradual retreat of the sea below the usual watermark 3
  • noun dereliction dilapidated state 1
  • noun dereliction neglect, abandonment 1
  • noun dereliction The state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated. 1
  • noun dereliction deliberate or conscious neglect; negligence; delinquency: dereliction of duty. 1
  • noun dereliction the act of abandoning something. 1
  • noun dereliction the state of being abandoned. 1
  • noun dereliction Law. a leaving dry of land by recession of the water line. 1
  • noun dereliction willful neglect of one's duty. 0
  • noun dereliction the act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned. 0
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