Definition of Derelection
Der`e*lic"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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- willful neglect of one's duty
The new soldier did not clean his cabin and was scolded for dereliction and disobedience.
- the act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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