"abandonment" (formerly with a wider range than in modern use, for example, of...
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deliberate, conscious, or wilful neglect (especially in the phrase dereliction of duty) | the act of abandoning or deserting or the state of being ... (23 of 492 words, 4 definitions, 9 usage examples, pronunciation)
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commonly refers to: Abandonment of property, then referred to as a 'derelict' | Derelict (maritime), property which has been abandoned and deserted at sea by those who were in charge without any hope of recovering it | Dereliction of duty, abandoning ... (39 of 192 words, 11 definitions)
an intentional abandonment ; the state of being abandoned | a recession of water leaving permanently dry land | intentional or conscious neglect; ... (21 of 106 words, 3 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
the state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated | ("dereliction of duty") : the shameful failure to fulfil one's obligations (20 of 83 words, 2 definitions, 3 usage examples, pronunciation)
[rare] an abandoning or forsaking | [rare] the state of being abandoned or forsaken | a neglect of, or failure in, duty; a being remiss | [law] the ... (25 of 48 words, 4 definitions, pronunciation)
Willful neglect, as of duty or principle. | The act of abandoning; abandonment. | A state of abandonment or neglect. | [law] ; A gaining of land by ... (25 of 39 words, 5 definitions, pronunciation)
deliberate or conscious neglect; negligence; delinquency. | the act of abandoning something. | the state of being abandoned. | [law] a leaving dry of ... (21 of 39 words, 4 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
the bad condition of something that has not been looked after (11 of 35 words, pronunciation)
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(a) failure to do what you should do (8 of 26 words, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
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(especially of a building) a state of not being cared for (11 of 30 words, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
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willful neglect of one's duty | the act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned (16 of 26 words, 2 definitions, 2 usage examples, pronunciation)
deliberate neglect of duty or obligations | the act of abandoning a building | a state of abandonment or neglect | land gained because water has ... (23 of 54 words, 4 definitions, pronunciation)
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First use: 1590s
Origin: "abandonment" (formerly with a wider range than in modern use, for example, of the sea withdrawing from the land), from Latin derelictionem ... (23 of 42 etymology words)
First use: late 16th century
Origin: Latin derelictio(n-), from the verb derelinquere (see "derelict")
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