Derelict

2 Relinquished, deserted,.abandoned.

Dereliction

The state of being abandoned or oast away; also, the thing itself of which this is predicated.

1.

Land left uncovered by the receding of water from its former bed.^ Sometimes called "reliction."

See Alluvion.

3.

Anything thrown away or abandoned with intention to relinquish claim of ownei-ship thei'eto. In the civil law the voluntary abandonment of goods by the owner, without the hope or purpose of returning to the possession.* Dereliction or renunciation of goods requires both the intention to abandon and external action.^ The right of appropriating a derelict is one of universal law. It existed in a state of nature, and is only modified by society, according to the discretion of each community."

See Abandon, 1. 3.

Specifically, maritime property entirely deserted. It is sufficient that the thing is found deserted or abandoned upon the seas, whether it arose from accident or necessity, or voluntary dereliction... A thing was not d Srelict in the civil law unless the owner voluntarily abandoned it without any further claim of property in it.^ The abandonment must be iinal, without hope of recovery or intention to return. It is not sufificieut that the crew have left temporarily, as, to procure assistance.^ ' A case of " guasi-derelict " occurs when the vessel is not abandoned, but those on board are physically and mentally incapable of doing anything for their safety.^

See Salvage.