dereliction

/dɛɹ.ɪ.ˈlɪk.ʃən/

noun

  1. 1

    Willful neglect of one's duty.

    The new soldier did not clean his cabin and was scolded for dereliction and disobedience.
  2. 2

    The act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned.

  3. 3

    Land gained from the water by a change of water-line.

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