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Webster 1913 Edition
Dereliction
Derˊe-lic′tion
,Noun.
[L.
derelictio
.] 1.
The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or resume; an utter forsaking abandonment.
Cession or
dereliction
, actual or tacit, of other powers. Burke.
2.
A neglect or omission as if by willful abandonment.
A total
dereliction
of military duties. Sir W. Scott.
3.
The state of being left or abandoned.
4.
(Law)
A retiring of the sea, occasioning a change of high-water mark, whereby land is gained.
Webster 1828 Edition
Dereliction
DERELICTION
, n.1.
The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim; an utter forsaking; abandonment.2.
The state of being left or abandoned.3.
A leaving or receding from; as the dereliction of the sea.