- dilapidation
- noun see dilapidate
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
dilapidation
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dilapidation — [ dilapidasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1465, rare av. 1762; lat. dilapidatio ♦ Action de dilapider. Dilapidation d un héritage. ⇒ dissipation. ♢ Gaspillage. « Une politique de dilapidation forcenée des richesses naturelles du monde » (Siegfried). ⊗ CONTR.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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. [1913 Webster] Tell the people that are relived by the dilapidation of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dilapidation — is a term meaning in general a falling into decay, 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… … Wikipedia
dilapidation — [də lap΄ə dā′shən] n. 〚ME dilapidacioun < LL dilapidatio〛 1. a dilapidating or becoming dilapidated 2. a dilapidated condition SYN. RUIN * * * See dilapidate. * * * … Universalium
dilapidation — index decline, deterioration, detriment, disrepair, dissolution (disintegration), spoilage, wear and tear … Law dictionary
dilapidation — DILAPIDATION. sub. f. Dépense folle et désordonnée … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
dilapidation — early 15c., from L.L. dilapidationem (nom. dilapidatio) a squandering, noun of action from pp. stem of L. dilapidare throw away, squander, waste, lit. pelt with stones (thus ruin, destroy ) or else scatter like stones, from dis asunder (see DIS… … Etymology dictionary
dilapidation — [də lap΄ə dā′shən] n. [ME dilapidacioun < LL dilapidatio] 1. a dilapidating or becoming dilapidated 2. a dilapidated condition SYN. RUIN … English World dictionary
dilapidation — (di la pi da sion ; en vers, de six syllabes) s. f. Action de dilapider. La dilapidation des finances de l État. Coupable de dilapidation. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. dilapidationem, de dilapidare, dilapider … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
DILAPIDATION — s. f. Dépense excessive et désordonnée. La dilapidation des finances de l État … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
DILAPIDATION — n. f. Action de dilapider. La dilapidation des finances de l’état. Il s’était rendu coupable de plusieurs dilapidations … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
