Translations for dereliction in the English»Spanish Dictionary

dereliction [Am ˌdɛrəˈlɪkʃ(ə)n, Brit dɛrəˈlɪkʃ(ə)n] N U

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1. dereliction (of property, area):

dereliction

2. dereliction (neglect) form:

dereliction of duty

negligencia f en el cumplimiento del deber

Translations for dereliction in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

dereliction [ˌderəˈlɪkʃən] N

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1. dereliction no pl (dilapidation):

dereliction

2. dereliction (deliberate neglect):

dereliction

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dereliction of duty

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Over the years, many military dependents' villages have suffered from urban problems such as housing dereliction, abandonment, urban decay, and urban slum. en.wikipedia.org

Two powers would be commanding contrary things, and it would be a dereliction of duty to disobey either of the two. en.wikipedia.org

He often had to choose between accepting a house and saving it, or declining it and sentencing it to dereliction and demolition. en.wikipedia.org

Many fixtures and fittings were purchased from similar houses in a greater state of dereliction prior to their demolition. en.wikipedia.org

He was convicted in 1814 by court-martial of dereliction of duty, for abandoning his watch station while under fire. en.wikipedia.org

The railway was then shut and soon began to display signs of dereliction. en.wikipedia.org

I believe that government officials who hold information regarding environmental hazards from the public should have to answer for their dereliction of duty. en.wikipedia.org

Despite the honorable distinctions, there were of course acts of insubordination, dereliction of duty, and cowardly behaviour also cited in reports. en.wikipedia.org

However, neither was court-martialed as would normally have been the result of dereliction of duty. en.wikipedia.org

The current owner rescued it from dereliction in the late 1970s and has extended and modernised it while retaining the beams and open fires. en.wikipedia.org

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