Dilapidation \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.
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Tell the people that are relived by the dilapidation
of their public estate. --Burke.
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2. Ecclesiastical waste; impairing of church property by an
incumbent, through neglect or by intention.
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The business of dilapidations came on between our
bishop and the Archibishop of York. --Strype.
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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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
dilapidation
n 1: a state of deterioration due to old age or long use [syn: decrepitude]
2: the process of becoming dilapidated [syn: ruin]
WordNet (r) 2.0
61 Moby Thesaurus words for "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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
DILAPIDATION. Literally, this signifies the injury done to a building by
taking stones from it; but in its figurative, which is also its technical
sense, it means the waste committed or permitted upon a building.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
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