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dereliction

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A quick definition of dereliction:

Dereliction means leaving something or someone behind without taking care of them. It can be leaving your things somewhere and not coming back to get them, or not doing your job properly on purpose or by accident. If you don't do your job well and there's no good reason for it, that's called dereliction of duty.

A more thorough explanation:

Dereliction is when someone abandons something or fails to fulfill an obligation.

  • Dereliction of personal property is when someone abandons their property, making it available for others to salvage.
  • Dereliction of duty is when someone fails to perform their job obligations without a valid excuse.

For instance, if a homeowner leaves their old car in their yard for years without using it or maintaining it, it becomes derelict. Anyone can come and take it because the owner has abandoned it. Similarly, if a police officer fails to perform their duties or does them poorly, they are guilty of dereliction of duty. This could include not responding to a call for help or not following proper procedures during an arrest.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
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21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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