dereliction

noun

der·e·lic·tion ˌder-ə-ˈlik-shən

ˌde-rə-

Synonyms of dereliction next

: an intentional abandonment

: the state of being abandoned

: a recession of water leaving permanently dry land

: intentional or conscious neglect : delinquency

dereliction of duty

: fault, shortcoming

Example Sentences

the dereliction of a cause by its leaders The officer was formally charged with dereliction of duty. a serious dereliction of duty

Recent Examples on the Web To do any less would be a dereliction of duty, says C.D. Glin, president of PepsiCo Foundation and global head of philanthropy at PepsiCo Inc. —

Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2023 Cleveland city prosecutors on Thursday charged officers Kevin Warnock, 46, and Dennis Meehan, 30, with assault and dereliction of duty. —

Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 12 Jan. 2023 In addition to being unlawful, as described in this report, this was an utter moral failure—and a clear dereliction of duty. —

William Earl, Variety, 22 Dec. 2022 The president’s dereliction of duty has created a crisis. —

Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review, 31 Dec. 2022 The misuse of Bourne this season was offensive malpractice to the nth degree, an inexplicable dereliction of duty by Belichick, Patricia, Joe Judge, and whomever else had a hand in Bourne’s disappearing act. —

Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Dec. 2022 But federal criminal law does not contain a dereliction of duty statute. —

Howard Manly, The Conversation, 20 Dec. 2022 Other related convictions included dereliction of duty, making a false official statement, wrongfully using other people's Social Security numbers and bouncing checks. —

Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2022 The Democratic capitulation to the GOP’s demand to rescind the vaccine mandate is an inexcusable dereliction of Congress’ duty to care for the health of military service members and the general public. —

Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2022 See More

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