dereliction

2 definitions • 6 examples

(especially of a building) a state of not being cared for:

The old railway station was in a state of dereliction.

For the next 16 years the building and its contents fell into dereliction.

Some parts of the palace have been rescued from dereliction.

failure to do what you should do, especially in your job :

To neglect these checks would be a dereliction of responsibility.

The officials did not advise him correctly. That was a dereliction on their part.

Despite their past dereliction, they continue to be rewarded with government contracts.