dereliction

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Ex-interior minister Lee Sang-min has been sentenced to seven years in prison, while former spy chief Cho Tae-yong is standing trial on charges including dereliction of duty and perjury.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

Welsh ministers hope that powers over the tax would help to encourage development and regeneration, and prevent dereliction.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

A president can only fire Fed board members "for cause," traditionally understood to mean malfeasance or dereliction of duty.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

“It’s easy to blame me for the dereliction of duty that has been going on here for many, many years before I came into office,” she continued.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

She felt that she couldn’t leave her job in the middle of the Reston crisis, that it would be a dereliction of her post.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston