Look up: dereliction

1. dereliction
   deserting and leaving to fall into ruins 
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2. dereliction
   [n] - willful negligence
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3. Dereliction
   Der`e·lic'tion noun [ Latin derelictio .] 1. The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or resume; an utter forsaking abandonment. « Cession or dereliction , actual or tacit, of other powers.» Burke. ...
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4. dereliction
   noun willful negligence
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5. Dereliction
   • (n.) A retiring of the sea, occasioning a change of high-water mark, whereby land is gained. • (n.) A neglect or omission as if by willful abandonment. • (n.) The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or resume; an utter forsaking abandonment. • (n.) The state of bein...
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6. dereliction
   dereliction 1. A deliberate or conscious neglect; negligence; delinquency: 'He committed a dereliction of duty. 2. The act of abandoning something. 3. The state of being abandoned. 4. The gaining of land from water, in consequence of the sea, river, or stream shrinking back below the usual water ma...
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7. dereliction
   
   • a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
   • willful negligence
   
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8. Dereliction
   n. 1) The act of abandoning possession, such as in "dereliction of duty." 2) The increase of land mass which is due to the tide line lowering.
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