Legal Definition and Related Resources of Dereliction
Meaning of Dereliction
(Lat. derelictio). The gaining of land from the water, in consequence of the sea shrinking back below the usual water mark; the opposite of alluvion (q.v.) 2 Rolle, Abr. 170; Dyer, 326b; 2 Bl. Comm. 262; 1 Steph. Comm. 419. The abandonment of property. 2 Bl. Comm. 9.
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Synonyms of Dereliction
noun
- abandonment
- breach
- carelessness
- culpa
- default
- defection
- delinquency
- desertion
- disregard
- dutilessness
- evasion
- failure in duty
- faithlessness
- heedlessness
- indifference
- laxity
- laxness
- misprision
- neglect
- neglectfulness
- negligence
- noncooperation
- nonfeasance
- nonobservence
- nonperformance
- omission
- relinquishment
- remissness
- truancy
- unconcernUnfaithfulness
- Associated Concepts: dereliction of duty
- moral dereliction
Concept of Dereliction in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Dereliction: The changing of the water line that exposes dry land.
Concept of Dereliction in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Dereliction: The changing of the water line that exposes dry land.
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