He was court-martialed for dereliction of duty.
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Dereliction
/dɛɹ.ɪˈlɪk.ʃən/
Synonyms for "dereliction" (141 found)
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Noun(6 words)
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minor wrongmisdeedmisdemeanormisfeasancemisusemortal sinneglectneglectfulnessnegligencenonadherencenoncompliancenonconformancenonconformitynonfeasancenonfulfillmentnoninterferencenonobservancenonperformancenonrestrictionoffence
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offenseomissionoutrageoverlookingoversightpeccadillopeccancypermissivenesspoor stewardshipprocrastinationpunic faithrattingrecreancyremissnessschismsecessionsinsin of commissionsin of omissionsinful actslacknessslightsliptorttransgressiontrespasstriptrothlessnessunfaithunfaithfulnessunloyaltyunobservanceunrigorousnessunsteadfastnessuntruenessunutterable sinvenial sinwalkoutwrong
Noun(10 words)
neglectneglect dutiesneglect of dutyneglect of pastureneglect usagenegligencenoncompliancenonfulfillmentruinwillful neglect
Adjective(1 words)
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15 entriesabandonmentactus reuscarelessnessdecaydisregarddisrepairduty violationinactionmisconductneglectneglectfulnessnegligencenonperformancewrongdoingwrongful conduct
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9 entriesabandoned propertybreach of dutybreach of fiduciary dutycorrosionderelict propertyfailure of oversightmechanical failurenonfeasancestructural decay
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6 entriesderelict buildingdereliction of dutydereliction of governancedereliction of propertystate of derelictionurban dereliction
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7 total sentences available.
The new soldier did not clean his cabin and was scolded for dereliction and disobedience.
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What he did was a terrible dereliction of duty.
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And his final act—leaving the Watch to accompany Tormund and the Wildlings back into the woods North of the wall—no longer seems like a dereliction of duty. It’s the recovery of duty, found by a man who feels he betrayed his queen, who thinks there’s no longer a place for him in these lands.
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