RELICTION

reliction (ri-lik-sh<>n).1. A process by which a river or stream shifts its location,
causing the recession of water from its bank. [Cases: Navigable Waters 44; Waters and Water
Courses 93. C.J.S. Navigable Waters § 94; Waters§§ 177–182, 184–185.] 2. The alteration of a
boundary line because of the gradual removal of land by a river or stream. See ACCRETION;
DERELICTION(2). [Cases: Navigable Waters 44; Waters and Water Courses 93. C.J.S.
Navigable Waters § 94; Waters §§ 177–182, 184–185.] [Blacks Law 8th]