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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Efstathios	-	Greek
Jaylen	JAY-lən (American), JAY-lin (English)	African American (Modern), English (Modern)
Tessa	['tesə]
Chikumbutso	-	Southern African, Chewa
Djehuti	-	Egyptian Mythology
Mihaila	-	Macedonian