Noun
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 dictionaryhe 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