dereliction

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He stopped short of saying prosecutors would be allowed to argue against release at such hearings, but he said he thought Gascón’s policy amounted to a dereliction of duty on behalf of crime victims.

From Los Angeles Times

Thao first placed Armstrong on paid administrate leave in January to review investigations by the department’s federal monitor that found the police chief responsible for gross dereliction of duty in the sergeant’s misconduct cases.

From Seattle Times

“I have a congressional responsibility to impeach figures who are in dereliction of their duties and commit crimes,” Biggs tweeted.

From Reuters

And that "In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack, Sund struggled to make sense of the military's inaction that day, something he considered a dereliction of duty."

From Salon

Labour's Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper accused ministers of a "dereliction of duty" and claimed there was "a criminal network involved" in taking the children away from their accommodation.

From BBC