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Willful neglect of one's duty. / The act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned. / Land gained from the water by a change of water-line.

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dereliction

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Source Word

dereliction

IPA(Pronunciation)

/dɛɹ.ɪ.ˈlɪk.ʃən/

Noun

countable uncountable

Willful neglect of one's duty. / The act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned. / Land gained from the water by a change of water-line.

Japanese Meaning

故意に義務を怠ること、または職務放棄のこと / 何かを放棄する行為、放棄された状態 / 水線の変動によって水域から生じた土地

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The mayor's dereliction during the crisis cost many residents their lives.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

危機の際に市長の職務怠慢が多くの住民の命を奪った。

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Willful neglect of one's duty.

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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