dilapidation
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From dilapidate.
Pronunciation
- Syllables: di·lap·i·da·tion
- AHD: də·lăp·ə·dāʹshən
- IPA(key): /dəˌlæp.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/
Audio (UK): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
dilapidation (countable and uncountable, plural dilapidations)
- The state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined.
- (law) The act of dilapidating, damaging a building or structure through neglect or intentionally.
- (British, law) Ecclesiastical waste: impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or intentionally.
- (in the plural) Money paid at the end of an incumbency by the incumbent or his heirs for the purpose of putting the parsonage etc. in good repair for the succeeding incumbent.
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Translations
the state of being dilapidated
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(law) damaging a building or structure
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(UK, law) ecclesiastical waste: impairing of church property
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See also
- dilapidation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Pronunciation
Noun
dilapidation f (plural dilapidations)
- waste
- an embezzlement for one's own profit
Related terms
- dilapidateur m (noun)
- dilapider (verb)
Further reading
- “dilapidation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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