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Meanings of dereliction in English

Portuguese
deliquência
Catalan
abandonament

A tendency to be negligent and uncaring.

        deliquência

        The act of abandoning something.

              Usage of dereliction in English
              1
              The problem, Lekota says, is that this dereliction of duty goes unpunished.
              The South African
              2
              Either way, Scorsese is in dereliction of his duty as a storyteller.
              The Guardian
              3
              His plan to leave the academy, through dereliction of duty, succeeded admirably.
              Poe
              4
              Almost everything in town appeared to exist on the edge of dereliction.
              The Lost Continent
              5
              Kowl has been detained while charges of dereliction of duty are investigated.
              Reuters
              6
              He recommended charging Garmback with negligent homicide and dereliction of duty charges.
              Reuters
              7
              This policy benefited places that had been scarred by dereliction and redundancy.
              The Irish Times
              8
              Glendale C. Walls pleaded guilty yesterday to dereliction of duty and assault.
              The Irish Times
              9
              Another sharp bark, nearer this time, told the tale of Moze's dereliction.
              The Last of the Plainsmen
              10
              From Fat Joe he had already learned of Big Louie's last dereliction.
              Then I'll Come Back to You
              11
              Failing to plan for likely growth would be a dereliction of their duty.
              Radio NZ
              12
              But Mr Bishop said the Minister's stance was a dereliction of his duty.
              Radio NZ
              13
              It would have been an appalling dereliction of duty to lead you astray.
              The Irish Times
              14
              We've also had a number of issues with involuntary employee dereliction.
              Side Jobs
              15
              That's a dereliction of their duty, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise told reporters.
              Reuters
              16
              Despite accidents, dereliction and disregard down the decades, it still works.
              The Irish Times
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