dereliction
dereliction
definition
noun
every year valuable gardens start the slow slide to dereliction
the state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated.
example
This process also has its downside, such as low wages for supermarket workers, and unemployment and 'dereliction' in some areas.
the prosecution team were guilty of 'dereliction' of duty for failing to disclose evidence
There is a real sense of 'dereliction' around the place.
However, the figures are still dwarfed by the huge scale of the problem of urban 'dereliction' and blight in the area.
The public think this centre has closed and I can understand why - it's been allowed to fall into a state of 'dereliction' .
This means that an annual levy amounting to three per cent of the valuation of the properties will be imposed on the owners until the site is removed from 'dereliction' .
The business park will help regenerate this area disadvantaged by years of industrial decay and 'dereliction' .
Whatever the refurbishment cost the building cannot, must not, become another infamous centre of 'dereliction' .
Why do we need more retail developments when there are so many properties in the town centre which are empty and have been allowed to fall into a state of neglect and 'dereliction' ?
The scheme will help to address the increasing problems of 'dereliction' and neglect in many rural towns because of rising levels of migration away from rural town areas.
At first he was turned down - the Commission said no-one would want to come to such a scene of industrial 'dereliction' .
Litter on our streets, anti-social behaviour, 'dereliction' - we all know what is wrong with our town.
a gross 'dereliction' of duty by the Secretary of State
There would have been no poll tax, race riots, rail privatisation and less industrial 'dereliction' .
But conservative estimates suggested the new owners would have to spend at least the same amount again on the property to save it from 'dereliction' .
every year valuable gardens start the slow slide to 'dereliction'
Everyone in the village contributed what they could to save their church from 'dereliction' .
Around 140 luxury homes are being built around the course as part of a deal to save one of Ireland's great stately homes from 'dereliction' .
The scheme was designed to enhance the core areas of smaller towns and villages by eliminating 'dereliction' but flaws in the scheme have resulted in nothing happening.
The press release announcing the new scheme stated that its purpose was to combat 'dereliction' in these urban areas and to relieve the pressure on housing supply.
Following a lengthy period of 'dereliction' it has now developed into a most attractive street once again.
a 15th-century farmhouse has been saved from 'dereliction'
When it closed the canal was seen as a dirty, decaying relic of an industrial past, and it sank into decay and 'dereliction' .
Ten years later when the scientists moved on, the wooden building was left empty, gradually falling into 'dereliction' .
After the tragedy, two officials from the centre were accused of 'dereliction of duty' and they each received prison sentences of six and a half years.
But nobody could accuse her of 'dereliction of duty' .
They've dropped the cowardice charges but he's going to be charged with 'dereliction of duty' .
However, he wasn't speaking to her because of this 'dereliction of duty' ; he was asked to talk to her because of something far more macabre.
Sixteen police officers were reprimanded for 'dereliction of duty' and the Interior Ministry criticised the police for failing to catch the suspects after the first crime.
Ministers resigned even if caught in an unbecoming controversy suggesting 'dereliction of duty' , attracting public accountability even if without fault.
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