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What (who) is dilapidated$21348$ - definition
A DESTRUCTIVE EVENT TO A BUILDING
Dilipidate; Dilapidations; Dilapidate; Dilapidated
![A building in the old town area of [[Bratislava]], [[Slovakia]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/More Dilapidation (3712693387).jpg?width=200 "A building in the old town area of [[Bratislava]], [[Slovakia]]")
dilapidate
[d?'lap?de?t]
¦ verb archaic cause to fall into disrepair or ruin.
Origin
C16 (in the sense 'waste, squander'): from L. dilapidat-, dilapidare 'demolish, squander', lit. 'scatter as if throwing stones'.
dilapidation
¦ noun
1. the process of falling into decay or the state of being in disrepair.
2. (dilapidations) repairs required during or at the end of a tenancy or lease.
(in church use) a sum charged against an incumbent for wear and tear during a tenancy.
dilapidations
repairs required during or at the end of a tenancy or lease.
Wikipedia
Dilapidation
Dilapidation is a term meaning a destructive event to a building, but more particularly used in the plural in English law for
- the waste committed by the incumbent of an ecclesiastical living
- the disrepair for which a tenant is usually liable when he has agreed to give up his premises in good repair.
Dilapidation is derived from the Latin for scattering the stones (lapides) of a building.
