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Definition of Derelictions
1. dereliction [n] - See also: dereliction
Lexicographical Neighbors of Derelictions
Literary usage of Derelictions
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"We know that churchmen are in the habit of excusing themselves for their past
derelictions by casting all the blame upon the State; but the union of the ..."
2. Historical memoirs of my own time by Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall (1904)
"No public man, indeed, in my time, ever appeared to me to consider so little
apology requisite for the contradictions and derelictions of his political ..."
3. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1874)
"... brings always before the House derelictions of duty which, if found, involves
consequences to the individual as well as to the country of the most ..."
4. King's Complete History of the World War ...: 1914-1918. Europe's War with by William C. King (1922)
"France likewise called attention to Germany's many derelictions, in particular
Germany's failure to deliver to France1 the full quota of coal to which ..."
5. The Chronicles of a Traveller: Or, A History of the Afghan Wars with Persia by Tadeusz Jan Krusiński (1840)
"... however, highly delighted at his having defeated the Afghans, paid no attention
to their complaints, but saying he had forgiven all his derelictions, ..."
6. The Weekly Reporter by David Sutherland, India High Court (Calcutta, India), Great Britain Privy Council. Judicial Committee (1892)
"Celled Й9-) in the case of the widow's derelictions in respect of those virtues,
as in the case of ..."
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