Derelicta

/dɛrəˈlɪktə/ noun

Definition

In legal terms, property or goods that have been abandoned by their owner and are therefore unclaimed; plural or Latin form referring to derelicts or abandoned items.

Etymology

From Latin 'derelictus' (abandoned, forsaken), used in maritime and property law to describe goods abandoned at sea or on land with no owner claiming them.

Kelly Says

Maritime law has a whole category for 'derelicta'—ships and cargo abandoned at sea—and the first person to claim them could legally become their owner, which led to wild salvage operations and legal battles.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ለማን
le-ma-n
ARالعربية
مهمل
mu-ham-il
BNবাংলা
অবহিত
o-bo-hit
CACatalà
abandonats
a-ban-do-nats
CSČeština
opuštěné
o-pu-ste-ne
DADansk
forladt
for-la-dt
DEDeutsch
verlassene
ver-las-se-ne
ELΕλληνικά
ερημωμένα
e-re-mo-me-na
ESEspañol
derelictos
de-re-lik-tos
FAفارسی
غیر فعال
ghe-er fa-al
FISuomi
hylätty
hy-lä-tty
FRFrançais
délaissés
de-la-se
GUGU
છોડી દેવાયેલ
chho-di-de-va-ye-le
HAHA
an-da-da
an-da-da
HEעברית
נטושים
ne-to-shem
HIहिन्दी
छोड़ दिए गए
chhod diye gaye
HUMagyar
elhagyott
el-ha-gyott
IDBahasa Indonesia
terbengkalai
ter-beng-ka-lai
IGIG
eji
e-ji
ITItaliano
abbandonati
ab-ban-do-na-ti
JA日本語
放棄された
bo-ki-sa-re-ta
KKKK
жабылған
ja-byl-gan
KMKM
បានប្រើ
ba-an-pra-eu
KO한국어
버려진
beo-rye-jin
MRMR
त्यागले
tyag-le
MSBahasa Melayu
diberikan
di-ber-i-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပျက်စီး
pyat-si
NLNederlands
verlaten
ver-la-ten
NONorsk
forlatt
for-latt
PAPA
ਛੋੜ ਦਿੱਤੇ
chhod-di-tte
PLPolski
opuszczone
op-us-ch-o-ne
PTPortuguês
abandonados
a-ban-do-na-dos
RORomână
abandonate
a-ban-do-na-te
RUРусский
заброшенные
za-bro-shen-nye
SVSvenska
förfallna
for-fal-na
SWKiswahili
kuachwa
ku-ach-wa
TAதமிழ்
விட்டுப்போடப்பட்ட
vi-ttu-po-da-pat-ta
TEతెలుగు
తరలించిన
ta-ra-lin-ch-ina
THไทย
ทิ้งร้าง
ting-rang
TLTL
itinak
i-ti-nak
TRTürkçe
terk edilmiş
terk-e-dil-mis
UKУкраїнська
занедбані
za-ned-ba-ni
URاردو
چھوڑ دیے گئے
cho-r-di-ye-ga-ye
VITiếng Việt
bỏ hoang
bo-hoang
YOYO
ṣẹlẹ
she-le
ZH中文
遗弃的
yi-qi-de
ZUZU
ehlukaniswa
e-hlu-ka-ni-swa

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