dereliction: Meaning and Definition of
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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