dereliction

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Ex-interior minister Lee Sang-min has been sentenced to seven years in prison, while former spy chief Cho Tae-yong is standing trial on charges including dereliction of duty and perjury.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

And in December, Starmer said that it would be a "dereliction of duty" not to engage with Beijing.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

Its absence feels like a big miss or, less charitably, a dereliction of duty.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

However, failing to navigate a relationship with China would be "a dereliction of duty", the prime minister said, when China is a "defining force in technology, trade and global governance".

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

How he would face the mighty Emperor and confess his dereliction of duty, he could not foresee.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks