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Dilapidation
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What's The Definition Of Dilapidation?
[n] the process of becoming dilapidated
[n] a state of deterioration due to old age or long use Synonyms | Synonyms for Dilapidation: decrepitude | ruin Related Terms | Find terms related to Dilapidation: ablation | atomization | bankruptcy | biodegradability | biodegradation | breakage | breakdown | breakup | collapse | corrosion | corruption | crack-up | crippling | crumbling | damage | decay | decomposition | degradability | degradation | destruction | detriment | disablement | disintegration | disjunction | disorganization | disrepair | dissolution | encroachment | erosion | harm | hobbling | hurt | hurting | impairment | incapacitation | incoherence | infringement | injury | inroad | loss | maiming | mayhem | mildew | mischief | mold | mutilation | oxidation | oxidization | ravages of time | resolution | ruination | ruinousness | rust | sabotage | scathe | sickening | spoilage | spoiling | weakening | wear | wear and tear See Also | decay | deterioration | impairment Dilapidation In Webster's Dictionary \Di*lap`i*da"tion\, n. [L. dilapidatio: cf. F.
dilapidation.]
1. The act of dilapidating, or the state of being
dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined, or
squandered.
Tell the people that are relived by the dilapidation
of their public estate. --Burke.
2. Ecclesiastical waste; impairing of church property by an
incumbent, through neglect or by intention.
The business of dilapidations came on between our
bishop and the Archibishop of York. --Strype.
3. (Law) The pulling down of a building, or suffering it to
fall or be in a state of decay. --Burrill.
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