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dereliction

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The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or resume; an utter forsaking abandonment.

A neglect or omission as if by willful abandonment.

The state of being left or abandoned.

A retiring of the sea, occasioning a change of high-water mark, whereby land is gained.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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he inherited his delinquency from his father Source: Internet

his derelictions were not really intended as crimes Source: Internet

his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities Source: Internet

According to reports, the ECoR has suspended deputy Station Manager of Nergundi railway station, guard of the Goods Train, Loco Pilot and Asst Loco Pilot of LTT-Bhubaneswar Express for dereliction in duty. Source: Internet

After a period of dereliction Aberdour House was developed for residential use in the early 1990s. Source: Internet

A motion for investigation, initiated jointly by at least one-fourth of all the legislators charging the Chief Executive with ″serious breach of law or dereliction of duty″ and refusing to resign, shall first be passed by the Council. Source: Internet

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