dereliction
/dɛɹ.ɪ.ˈlɪk.ʃən/
noun
- 1
Willful neglect of one's duty.
“The new soldier did not clean his cabin and was scolded for dereliction and disobedience.”
- 2
The act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned.
- 3
Land gained from the water by a change of water-line.
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