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
Shanthi	-	Tamil, Indian, Malayalam, Kannada
Katheryn	KATH-ə-rin, KATH-rin	English
Ipati	-	Russian (Rare)
Chun	-	Chinese
Nic	NIK	English
Maci	MAY-see	English (Modern)