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What does dereliction mean?

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Noun
  1. willful neglect of one's duty
  2. the act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned
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He says infantry that didn't keep moving and attacking would be accused of cowardice or dereliction of duty.
He did not, however, specify the charges, which include maltreating detainees and dereliction of duty.
Everyone in the village contributed what they could to save their church from dereliction.
There would have been no poll tax, race riots, rail privatisation and less industrial dereliction.
He's charged with maltreating detainees, conspiracy to maltreat detainees, dereliction of duty and indecency.
The investigation cites possible offenses, including involuntary manslaughter, assault, battery, dereliction of duty and conspiracy.

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