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1
the act of abandoning
- the dereliction by the owners of a once flourishing orchard
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2
failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes
- the ski area was not held responsible for the injury on account of the skier's own manifest dereliction
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3
the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action
- both sentries were to be court-martialed for dereliction of duty
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compliance, discharge, fulfillment (or fulfilment)
4
a defect in character
- believes that society is guilty of a moral dereliction if it does not care for those unable to care for themselves
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