The escaped convict was found by the police in the nearbyderelict house.
LAX is a common opposite. You could also use NEGLECTFUL - I was going to suggest NEGLIGENT but that suggests a wilful omission or dereliction of duty.
deliberate or conscious neglect
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The best meaning for dereliction is to neglect or be negligent, careless.
Dereliction of duty means failing to do the task you were charged with. Eg. Falling asleep whilst guarding something.
derelictions
"Patent" in this case means obvious or apparent. If you show patent dereliction of duty, you are obviously not doing your job.
Derelict or dereliction commonly refers to: Abandonment of property.
Concerning medical negligence, the 'four D's of negligence' is: "Dereliction of a Duty Directly causing Damages."(Dereliction means deliberate or conscious neglect)
The opposite of duty is liberty or freedom.
LAX is a common opposite. You could also use NEGLECTFUL - I was going to suggest NEGLIGENT but that suggests a wilful omission or dereliction of duty.
Dereliction of duty, malpractice.
Dereliction of duty, going awol, shirks responsibility, etc.
deliberate or conscious neglect
disrepair, collapse, dereliction, decrepitude, decay, ruin, shabbiness, destruction