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   dereliction

   /ˌdɛrɪˈlɪkʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated: "a 15th-century farmhouse has been saved from dereliction" Similar dilapidationdisrepairdecrepitudedeteriorationruinrack and ruinabandonmentneglectdisusedesertionrejectionforsaking
   • 2. the shameful failure to fulfil one's obligations: "the prosecution team were guilty of dereliction of duty for failing to disclose evidence" Similar negligenceneglectneglectfulnessdelinquencyfailurenon-performancecarelessnessremissnesslack of carelaxitylaxnesssloppinessslacknessirresponsibilityoversightomissionmisconductunprofessionalisminformal:slip-upOpposite fulfilment

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin derelictio(n-), from the verb derelinquere (see derelict).

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