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dereliction

[der-uh-lik-shuhn] / ˌdɛr əˈlɪk ʃən /


NOUN
delinquency
Synonyms


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Failing to navigate a relationship with China, he said, would be a "dereliction of duty" when China is a "defining force in technology, trade and global governance".

From BBC

His unfathomable chase of Starc's second delivery of a new spell, just as twilight arrived, was a dereliction of duty.

From BBC

Describing the failure to have a relationship with China as a "dereliction of duty", he called for a "serious approach".

From Barron's

However, failing to navigate a relationship with China would be "a dereliction of duty", the prime minister said, when China is a "defining force in technology, trade and global governance".

From BBC

Wuterich maintained he could not remember what had happened in Safa's house, and agreed to plead guilty to one count of negligent dereliction of duty - a charge unrelated to any direct involvement in the killings.

From BBC