Noun: dereliction ,de-ru'lik-shun
- Wilful negligence
"The captain's dereliction of duty led to the ship running aground"
- Failure to perform a duty or fulfil a responsibility
"his derelictions were not really intended as crimes";
- delinquency, willful neglect [N. Amer], wilful neglect [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: derelictions
Type of: actus reus, carelessness, misconduct, neglect, neglectfulness, negligence, nonperformance, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct
Encyclopedia: Dereliction