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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.

Synonyms
Examples for "negligence"
Examples for "negligence"
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Victims' families are suing the FBI for negligence in allowing the sale.
The Guardian
2
Now Eric's family wants to make sure such negligence doesn't happen again.
Wired
3
But is an injuries board the correct solution for medical negligence claims?
The Irish Times
4
One rapidly growing contributor to these costs are costs of medical negligence.
The Irish Times
5
No chamber-pot in the room, owing to the negligence of the maid.
The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
1
With that she told the lamentable story of the desertion of Eunice.
The Legacy of Cain
2
There is something pathetic in this desertion of the ancient, central hearthstone.
Virginia: the Old Dominion / As seen from its colonial waterway,...
3
He suffers this affliction and this desertion in the horror of night.
Pascal's Pensées
4
The most dastardly sin on earth is the desertion of the fallen.
Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida / Selected from the Works of Ou...
5
Every hour brings news of the desertion of some prince or general.
Cleopatra — Volume 08
Usage of dereliction in English
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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
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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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