DERELICTIONS

Noun

derelictions

plural of dereliction

Anagrams

• incloistered

Source: Wiktionary


DERELICTION

Der`e*lic"tion, n. Etym: [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)

Definition: A retiring of the sea, occasioning a change of high-water mark, whereby land is gained.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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