dilapidation
English
Etymology
From dilapidate (itself from Latin dilapidare, literally "to destroy with stones", itself from dis (intensive) + lapidare, "to stone" (from lapis "stone")) + -ation
Pronunciation
Syllables: di·lap·i·da·tion
AHD: də·lăp·ə·dāʹshən
- IPA(key): /dəˌlæp.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
dilapidation (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 by intention.
- (Britain, law) Ecclesiastical waste: impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or by intention.
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Translations
the state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined
(law) the act of dilapidating, damaging a building or structure through neglect or by intention
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(UK, law) ecclesiastical waste: impairing of church property
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See also
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.la.pi.da.sjɔ̃/
Noun
dilapidation f (plural dilapidations)
- waste
- an embezzlement for one's own profit
Related terms
- dilapidateur m (noun)
- dilapider (verb)
Further reading
- “dilapidation” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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