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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Derelict \Der"e*lict\, a. [L. derelictus p. p. of derelinquere to forsake wholly, to abandon; de- + relinquere to leave See {Relinquish}.] 1. Given up or forsaken by the natural owner or guardian; left and abandoned; as derelict lands. The affections which these exposed or derelict children bear to their mothers, have no grounds of nature or assiduity but civility and opinion. --Jer. Taylor. 2. Lost; adrift; hence wanting; careless; neglectful; unfaithful. They easily prevailed, so as to seize upon the vacant, unoccupied, and derelict minds of his [Chatham's] friends; and instantly they turned the vessel wholly out of the course of his policy. --Burke. A government which is either unable or unwilling to redress such wrongs is derelict to its highest duties. --J. Buchanan. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Derelict \Der"e*lict\, n. (Law) a A thing voluntary abandoned or willfully cast away by its proper owner, especially a ship abandoned at sea. b A tract of land left dry by the sea, and fit for cultivation or use From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: derelict adj 1: deserted or abandoned as by an owner; "a derelict ship" 2: failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills" [syn: {delinquent}, {neglectful}, {remiss}] n 1: a person unable to support himself 2: a ship abandoned on the high seas [syn: {abandoned ship}]
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