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dereliction vs wrongful conduct

wrongful conduct vs dereliction

dereliction and wrongful conduct both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dereliction Yes No No No
wrongful conduct Yes No No No
As nouns, wrongful conduct is a hypernym of dereliction; that is, wrongful conduct is a word with a broader meaning than dereliction:
  • dereliction: willful negligence
  • wrongful conduct: activity that transgresses moral or civil law
Other hypernyms of dereliction include actus reus, misconduct, wrongdoing, carelessness, neglect, negligence, nonperformance.
dereliction (noun) wrongful conduct (noun)
willful negligence activity that transgresses moral or civil law
a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
Difference between dereliction and wrongful conduct

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