1. Noun
The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or resume; an utter forsaking abandonment.
2. Noun
A neglect or omission as if by willful abandonment.
3. Noun
The state of being left or abandoned.
4. Noun
A retiring of the sea, occasioning a change of high-water mark, whereby land is gained.
5. Noun
willful negligence
Vocabulary classified under Law
6. Noun
a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities"
Vocabulary classified under Sociology
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