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dereliction
(encz) | dereliction,devastace n: Zdeněk Brož |
dereliction
(encz) | dereliction,chátrání n: Zdeněk Brož |
Dereliction
(gcide) | Dereliction \Der`e*lic"tion\, n. [L. derelictio.]
1. The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or
resume; an utter forsaking abandonment.
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Cession or dereliction, actual or tacit, of other
powers. --Burke.
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2. A neglect or omission as if by willful abandonment.
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A total dereliction of military duties. --Sir W.
Scott.
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3. The state of being left or abandoned.
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4. (Law) A retiring of the sea, occasioning a change of
high-water mark, whereby land is gained.
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dereliction
(wn) | dereliction
n 1: a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his
delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not
really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest
consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities"
[syn: delinquency, dereliction, willful neglect]
2: willful negligence |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
dereliction
(encz) | dereliction,devastace n: Zdeněk Broždereliction,chátrání n: Zdeněk Brož |
dereliction
(wn) | dereliction
n 1: a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his
delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not
really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest
consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities"
[syn: delinquency, dereliction, willful neglect]
2: willful negligence |
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