English → Latin
“dereliction” in Latin
relictiōabandoningdēsertiōdesertiondēstitūtiōdesertion; betrayalinopshelpless, destitute, indigent, poor; deprived, lacking, needy (+ genitive or ab + ablative); mean, wretched, contemptibldēserōto leave, depart, desert, quit; to forsake, abandon, give up; to let down
The English word dereliction itself goes back to Latin relinquō, through dērelictiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dereliction
The act of forsaking, or state of being forsaken, relictio; desertio; destitutio: inopia: dereliction of duty, *praetermissio officii (since praemittere officium is classical, and also the word praetermissio, it is probably correct in this construction), or circumlocution with officium praetermittere, deserere; officio deesse: censure for his dereliction of duty, officii praetermissi reprehensio.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dereliction?
- The usual Latin words for “dereliction” are relictiō, dēsertiō, dēstitūtiō; also inops, dēserō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.