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The phrase "acts of dereliction" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to actions that demonstrate neglect or failure to fulfill responsibilities, often in a legal or formal context.
Example: "The employee was terminated due to repeated acts of dereliction in their duties."
Alternatives: "neglectful actions" or "failures of duty".
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Through these cynical and deliberate acts of dereliction, America's president has become an accessory after the fact to Khashoggi's murder.
"A lot of these Latin American countries have committed acts of dereliction and irresponsibility, and are somewhat to blame for what's on their plate," said Birns.
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Trumps failure to do so is an inexcusable act of dereliction and disloyalty.
With this act of moral dereliction, the British Empire finally disowned its noble sense of mission.
Dr. Zimbardo, who in 2004 served as an expert witness in the court martial of Staff Sgt. Ivan Frederick II, who was convicted of assault, indecent acts and dereliction of duty at Abu Ghraib, said he was "an ordinary good guy who gets into this place and is totally corrupted".
Sergeant McClendon, of Blakely, Ga., faces charges under four articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, for indecent acts, dereliction in the performance of duty, cruelty and maltreatment, and actions prejudicial to good order and discipline.
Working for this president might mean not the dereliction of duty, but the duty of dereliction.
Only the main courtyard shows signs of dereliction.
The house was already in a state of dereliction.
An earlier inquiry said the three were guilty of "dereliction of duty".
Anyone who failed to hit mute was guilty of "dereliction of clicker".
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