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What (who) is dilapidation - 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]]")
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.
dilapidation
n.
Ruin, decay, downfall.
Dilapidation
·noun The pulling down of a building, or suffering it to fall or be in a state of decay.
II. Dilapidation ·noun Ecclesiastical waste; impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or by intention.
III. Dilapidation ·noun The act of dilapidating, or the state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined, or squandered.
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.
Examples of use of dilapidation
1. Such dilapidation may be distressing to a visitor, but seeing the downside of St.
2. Unfortunately, the castle and its fortress are in an advanced state of dilapidation.
3. Instead, the stress on spouses and children is made worse by the dilapidation in which they live.
4. But the problems go beyond the dilapidation of the electrical grid under Hussein, the unplanned–for insurgent sabotage that regularly undoes repairs, and myriad other difficulties.
5. During site visits to Army bases at Hounslow, West London, and Pirbright in Surrey they saw disturbing examples of the dilapidation.