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dereliction

Translations

derelictionnoun
derelictions
pl
The dereliction of the old factory was evident from the broken windows and overgrown weeds.
Заброшенность старой фабрики была очевидна по разбитым окнам и заросшим сорнякам.
The doctor was sued for dereliction of duty after failing to diagnose the patient's illness.
Врач был привлечен к суду за халатность после того, как не смог диагностировать болезнь пациента.
Additional translations
упущение
пренебрежение
Synonyms
neglect
abandonment
failure
default
disregard
remissness

Definitions

derelictionnoun
The state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated.
The old factory fell into dereliction after the company went bankrupt.
The shameful failure to fulfill one's obligations.
The officer was charged with dereliction of duty for not reporting the incident.
The intentional abandonment of property, especially land or a vessel, or the permanent recession of water that leaves formerly submerged land exposed.
The gradual dereliction of the shoreline created new stretches of beach.
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