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dereliction

 
Dictionary: der·e·lic·tion   (dĕr'ə-lĭk'shən) pronunciation
n.
  1. Willful neglect, as of duty or principle.
    1. The act of abandoning; abandonment.
    2. A state of abandonment or neglect.
  2. Law.
    1. A gaining of land by the permanent recession of the water line.
    2. The land so gained.

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noun

    Nonperformance of what ought to be done: default, delinquency, failure, neglect, omission. Law nonfeasance. See do/not do.

Antonyms: dereliction
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n

Definition: negligence
Antonyms: fulfillment


Law Dictionary: Dereliction
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"a recession of the waters of the sea, a navigable river, or other stream, by which land that was before covered with water is left dry." 260 S.W. 2d 257, 259. "In such case, if the alteration takes place suddenly and sensibly, the ownership remains according to former bounds; but if it is made gradually and imperceptibly, the derelict or dry land belongs to the riparian owner from whose shore or bank the water has so receded." Id. The term may also refer to the land itself which is thus left uncovered. 188 S.W. 2d 550. In order for contiguous landowners to gain ownership of the newly uncovered land, the withdrawal of the water must appear permanent, and not merely seasonal. 156 N.W. 591, 593. Compare accretion; avulsion.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - forsømmelse, opgivelse, landvinding, hævet havbund

idioms:

  • dereliction of duty    pligtforsømmelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
verval, verwaarlozing, nalatigheid

Français (French)
n. - abandon, délaissement

idioms:

  • dereliction of duty    manquement au devoir, négligence (dans le service)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Versäumnis

idioms:

  • dereliction of duty    Pflichtverletzung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εγκατάλειψη, παραμέληση, αμέλεια

idioms:

  • dereliction of duty    παράλειψη καθήκοντος, ακηδία

Italiano (Italian)
abbandono, negligenza

idioms:

  • dereliction of duty    abbandono ingiusiticato delle funzioni

Português (Portuguese)
n. - abandono (m), negligência (m)

idioms:

  • dereliction of duty    negligência (m) dos deveres

Русский (Russian)
запустение, халатность

idioms:

  • dereliction of duty    нарушение долга/обязанности

Español (Spanish)
n. - abandono, descuido, negligencia, línea de agua

idioms:

  • dereliction of duty    negligencia en el cumplimiento del deber

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ödeläggelse

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
无主, 抛弃物

idioms:

  • dereliction of duty    疏忽职守, 怠忽职守

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 無主, 拋棄物

idioms:

  • dereliction of duty    疏忽職守, 怠忽職守

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 유기 , 바닷물이 빠져 생긴 땅

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 放棄, 遺棄, 怠慢

idioms:

  • dereliction of duty    職務怠慢

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) هجر, التقصير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חורבן, הזנחה, התרשלות במילוי חובה‬


 
 
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