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- the dereliction by the owners of a once flourishing orchard
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- the ski area was not held responsible for the injury on account of the skier's own manifest dereliction
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- both sentries were to be court-martialed for dereliction of duty
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- compliance,
- discharge,
- fulfillment
- (or fulfilment)
- believes that society is guilty of a moral dereliction if it does not care for those unable to care for themselves
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“Dereliction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dereliction. Accessed 19 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of dereliction was in 1597
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