Dereliction : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Dereliction	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Dereliction
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dereliction n a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities" Synonym(s): delinquency, dereliction, willful neglect willful negligence
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dereliction \Der`elic"tion\, n. [L. derelictio.] 1. The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or resume; an utter forsaking abandonment. Cession or dereliction, actual or tacit, of other powers. --Burke. 2. A neglect or omission as if by willful abandonment. A total dereliction* of military duties. --Sir W. Scott. 3. The state of being left or abandoned. 4. (Law) A retiring of the sea, occasioning a change of high-water mark, whereby land is gained.