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dereliction

/der-uh-lik-shuhn/US // ˌdɛr əˈlɪk ʃən //UK // (ˌdɛrɪˈlɪkʃən) //

失职,失职行为,渎职,失职渎职

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : deliberate or conscious neglect; negligence; delinquency: dereliction of duty.
    • : the act of abandoning something.
    • : the state of being abandoned.
    • : Law. a leaving dry of land by recession of the water line.

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Examples

  • People in Texas died at disproportionate rates because of a dereliction on behalf of the governor.

  • Documents released on Friday suggest some could face criminal charges of dereliction of duty or negligence, but no charges have been announced.

  • This is a dereliction of duty, pure and simple—a firing offense.

  • Christie still has time to learn from this dereliction of duty.

  • Seaman's mind-boggling dereliction of responsibility harms the state whose interests he was, and is, tasked with protecting.

  • By rejecting this last attempt to suborn a dereliction of duty, Henry saved my reputation, my honor, my life, really.

  • It had suffered a sizeable brain drain, since over a third of its workforce was fired by Chavez for dereliction of duty.

  • Nor are you deviating from Christian charity in not overlooking a dereliction of so material a sort.

  • To abandon any part of the inheritance of primitive times would be gross heresy, a fatal dereliction of Christian duty.

  • By that time Jack had recovered his usual good nature, and was as ready to jest as his companion over his dereliction of duty.

  • The duties of both rank and file were strictly laid down by Washington, and any dereliction was punished with military strictness.

  • I never heard of any of them being removed for incompetency, dereliction of duty or malfeasance.