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dereliction::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | delinquency, willful neglect |
| Type of | neglectfulness, neglect, negligence |
his derelictions were not really intended as crimes.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | neglect, negligence, wrongful conduct, carelessness, misconduct, actus reus, nonperformance, wrongdoing |
| Has types | nonfeasance |
Examples of dereliction
dereliction
Possible charges include failure to obey a lawful order and dereliction of duty.
From the washingtonpost.com
A charge of dereliction of duty was dropped against Petty Officer Lavelle Teague.
From the sfgate.com
Their dereliction of duty created the conditions for a rogue platoon to thrive.
From the post-gazette.com
At no point did it cross my mind that by doing this I was in dereliction of duty.
From the theatlantic.com
What he did as governor of the state of South Carolina was dereliction of duty.
From the thestate.com
But whatever she might have said, it simply boils down to dereliction of duty.
From the freep.com
Given what they have been briefed on, it would be a gross dereliction of duty.
From the guardian.co.uk
Hart frequently stops his narrative to swat the press for dereliction of duty.
From the denverpost.com
The most senior of the eight, Schwartz, faces eight counts of dereliction of duty.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Delinquency: a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities"
- Willful negligence
- Willful neglect of one's duty; the act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned
- Land that is created by the recession of water. It belongs to the adjacent landowners. Also called reliction.
- The neglect of or failure in meeting personal responsibilities.
- The gradual receding of water, leaving more land than was there previously.
- Leaving to fall in ruins
