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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdereliction
/ˌdɛrəˈlɪkʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The shameful failure to fulfill one's obligations.
"The officer was court-martialed for dereliction of duty."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 17th century: from Latin derelictio(n-), from the verb derelinquere 'forsake utterly', from de- 'down, utterly' + relinquere 'leave'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "dereliction" is said worldwide
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manquement
Transliteration: manquement
"Il a été accusé de manquement à ses devoirs."
Vernachlässigung
Transliteration: Vernachlässigung
"Dies gilt als grobe Vernachlässigung der Pflicht."
negligenza
Transliteration: negligenza
"Fu accusato di grave negligenza nei doveri."
abandono de deberes
Transliteration: abandono de deberes
"Fue destituido por abandono de deberes."
omissão de deveres
Transliteration: omissão de deveres
"Ele foi punido por omissão de deveres."
कर्तव्यहीनता
Transliteration: kartavyahinta
"उन्हें कर्तव्यहीनता के लिए दोषी पाया गया।"
玩忽职守
Transliteration: wánhū zhíshǒu
"他因玩忽职守而受到了纪律处分。"
직무 유기
Transliteration: jikmu yugi
"그는 직무 유기 혐의로 기소되었습니다."
職務怠慢
Transliteration: shokumu taiman
"彼は職務怠慢のかどで処罰された。"
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