dereliction
noun
, ˌde-rə-\
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Synonyms
abandonment, desertion, forsaking
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The ship’s commanding officer and tactical action officer face charges of negligent dereliction of duty. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Secret Probe Into USS Fitzgerald Disaster Revealed a Ship in Appalling Shape," 14 Jan. 2019 The result can look like executive overreach and judicial activism, but the root of the problem is legislative dereliction. — Yuval Levin, WSJ, "‘Judicial Fortitude’ Review: Time for Congress to Do Its Job," 2 Jan. 2019 And that has been a huge dereliction on the part of America's elites. — Fox News, "Tucker takes on Kavanaugh opponent; Martha MacCallum's takeaways from interview with Kavanaugh," 25 Sep. 2018 Such ignorance would signify a dereliction of your duty as the head of the FCC, particularly due to the severity of the allegations and the blatant lack of evidence. — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, "Ajit Pai grilled by lawmakers on why FCC spread “myth” of DDoS attack," 14 Aug. 2018 Sanchez pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty on May 25, 2018, after negligent homicide charges were dropped. — Jasmine Khayami And Elizabeth Strassner, USA TODAY, "Collisions reveal a Navy tragically undone by its can-do spirit," 25 June 2018 Combs faces court-martial on charges of negligent dereliction of duty resulting in death and negligent hazarding of a vessel, according to a Navy statement. — Jasmine Khayami And Elizabeth Strassner, USA TODAY, "Collisions reveal a Navy tragically undone by its can-do spirit," 25 June 2018 The former commanding officer of the USS John McCain has pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty, after a deadly August collision near Singapore. — CBS News, "Former USS John McCain officer pleads guilty after deadly collision," 25 May 2018 Sarah Coppock has pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty. — Ian Duncan, baltimoresun.com, "On first Memorial Day since his son's death, Navy father is still figuring out how to move forward," 28 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dereliction.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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