dereliction
11dereliction — [[t]de̱rɪlɪ̱kʃ(ə)n[/t]] N UNCOUNT If a building or a piece of land is in a state of dereliction, it is deserted or abandoned. The previous owners had rescued the building from dereliction …
12dereliction — noun 1) buildings were reclaimed from dereliction Syn: dilapidation, disrepair, deterioration, ruin, rack and ruin; abandonment, neglect, disuse 2) dereliction of duty Syn: negligence, neglect, delinquency …
13dereliction — noun Date: 1597 1. a. an intentional abandonment b. the state of being abandoned 2. a recession of water leaving permanently dry land 3. a. intentional or conscious neglect …
14dereliction — noun 1》 the state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated. 2》 (usu. dereliction of duty) shameful failure to fulfil one s obligations …
15dereliction — 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 …
16dereliction — 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 …
17dereliction — /deralikshan/ The gaining of land from the water, in consequence of the sea, river, or stream shrinking back below the usual water mark; the opposite of alluvion (q.v.). Mexico Beach Corp. v. St. Joe Paper Co., 97 So.2d 708, 710. Also, land left… …
18dereliction — /deralikshan/ The gaining of land from the water, in consequence of the sea, river, or stream shrinking back below the usual water mark; the opposite of alluvion (q.v.). Mexico Beach Corp. v. St. Joe Paper Co., 97 So.2d 708, 710. Also, land left… …
19dereliction — 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… …
20Dereliction of duty (disambiguation) — Dereliction of duty is a specific offense in military law. Dereliction of Duty may also refer to: Dereliction of Duty (1998 book), a book by H. R. McMaster Dereliction of Duty (2003 book), a book by Robert Buzz Patterson This disambiguation page… …
