DERELICT

derelict  (der-<<schwa>>-likt),  adj.1.  Forsaken;  abandoned;  cast  away  <derelict  property>.

See  quasi-derelict  under  DERELICT.  2.  Lacking  a  sense  of  duty;  in  breach  of  a  legal  or  moral

obligation <the managers were derelict in their duties>.

derelict,n.1.  Personal  property  abandoned  or  thrown  away  by  the  owner  with  no  intent  to

claim it any longer, such as a ship deserted at sea. [Cases: Salvage    4. C.J.S. Salvage §§ 19, 22.]

quasi-derelict.  A  ship  that  has  been  deserted  or  abandoned  temporarily  or  involuntarily,  as

when the crew is dead or otherwise incapable of  navigating the ship. [Cases: Salvage    4. C.J.S.

Salvage §§ 19, 22.]

2.  Land  uncovered  by  water  receding  from  its  former  bed.  [Cases:  Navigable Waters    44;

Waters and Water Courses    93. C.J.S. Navigable Waters § 94; Waters§§ 177–182, 184–185.] 3. A

street person or vagrant; a hobo. [Blacks Law 8th]