DERELICTION

dereliction. Dereliction, n. a utter forsaking or laving, want

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Der′e‐lic″tion (?), n. [[L. derelictio.]] 1. 1. The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or resume; an utter forsaking abandonment.
Cession or dereliction, actual or tacit, of other powers. Burke. 2. 2. A neglect or omission as if by willful abandonment.
A total dereliction of military duties. Sir W. Scott. 3. 3. The state of being left or abandoned.
4. 4. (Law) A retiring of the sea, occasioning a change of high-water mark, whereby land is gained.