dereliction of duty

dereliction of duty

An intentional and egregious failure to perform one's required duty or uphold one's responsibility. The coach was fired for a dereliction of duty when he failed to report the incident.
See also: duty, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • leave of absence
  • report for duty
  • be honor-bound to (do something)
  • feel duty bound to (do something)
  • feel honor-bound to (do something)
  • honor bound
  • honour bound
  • (in) honor bound (to do something)
  • a bounden duty
  • bounden duty
References in periodicals archive
Tianjin Port Holdings, the listed entity of the port's main operator, said it understood from the Xinhua website that its chairman, Zheng Qingyue, was being investigated for dereliction of duty and its vice-chairman was temporarily taking over his duties.
China detains 12 over Tianjin blasts, accuses officials of dereliction
Senate SubCommittee on Finance in its meeting suspended the director after taking strict action over the unsatisfactory sanitary conditions and called them a result of dereliction of duty.
Director CDA Parliament House suspended
There was "very serious dereliction of duty," given the excessive metal dust inside the workshop, which was ignited by flames and caused the blast, Yang told a meeting of the investigation team.
Death Toll in East China Factory Blast Rises to 75
Though the bill has received vociferous opposition from the Bharatiya Janata Party which has described it as anti-majority, it is gradually gathering support with several groups and individuals rooting for an all-India campaign to create awareness that if the bill is passed, it would only create a safer society for all Indians and ensure action against the government, bureaucrats, police and security agencies for dereliction of duty.
Bid to nip communal violence in the bud
Those charged include a First Lieutenant, who faces eight counts of dereliction of duty, two Staff Sergeants, three Sergeants and two Specialists.
8 US soldiers charged in fellow soldier's death
New Delhi: After he blamed the media for misinterpreting his comments that the Prime Minister and the former finance minister were in the know of the scandal-ridden spectrum allocation, A Raja did a volte-face: In a submission to the CBI court, the jailed former telecom minister said the PM could have set up a group of ministers (GoM) to study spectrum allocation issues, and since he did not, he could be held guilty of conspiracy and dereliction of duty. Raja's defence has thrown government managers into a tizzy, since other accused persons too could take such a stand and try to bring the integrity of the PM's office under a cloud.
Raja throws muck at Manmohan
UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has accused the big four accountancy firms in the nation of 'dereliction of duty.'
-OFT says big audit firms in UK were negligent with regard to duties
NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: Four personnel of the Facility Protection Service (FPS) were detained for their dereliction of duty on a blast in western Mosul city, according to the Ninewa police chief on Sunday.
4 FPS personnel detained for dereliction on Mosul blast
WHAT happened to all the snipers who claimed that Andrew Strauss was carrying out a disgraceful dereliction of duty by missing England's tour of Bangladesh?
No disgrace for absent Strauss
The owners of the Ormesby Hall estate claim it would be a "dereliction of duty" to sell off land to pave way for the pounds 40m road.
THE END OF THIS ROAD? National Trust says sale of land for bypass would be a dereliction of duty: Gazette exclusive
In his interim report, Justice (retired) Muzaffar Jan has found the Shopian district administration guilty of "destroying vital evidence, not preserving the scene of crime, interfering with post-mortem report and dereliction of duty."
Kashmir district aides indicted in rape case
Karpinski was demoted to colonel for alleged dereliction of duty - a charge she has vehemently denied.
Army officer feels vindicated by Senate report on Abu Ghraib
In "Dereliction of Duty Redux?" Frank Hoffman offers a less temperate criticism of the military officer corps, especially its flag officers, whom he views as little more than spineless "yes" men.
Cushman versus Hoffman: America's general officer corps--honest and obedient or spineless "yes" men
About dereliction of duty. About contempt for vulnerable youth.
Sunday Mercury SAYS: School failure is disgusting
Zheng Xiaoyu was convicted of taking bribes and dereliction of duty at a court in Beijing.
Corrupt drug official will die