"his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"
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N-UNCOUNT If a building or a piece of land is in a state of dereliction, it is deserted or abandoned. 废弃
The previous owners had rescued the building from dereliction.
以前的主人把这座建筑物从废墟中挽救了出来。
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