Meaning of dereliction

der•e•lic•tion

Pronunciation: (der"u-lik'shun), [key]

— n.

deliberate or conscious neglect; negligence; delinquency: dereliction of duty.
the act of abandoning something.
the state of being abandoned.
a leaving dry of land by recession of the water line.

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