dilapidation

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Synonyms: lapidation, dilucidation, dilapidator, dilaniation, dilapidating, elapidation, dilapidations

Antonyms: lapidation, dilucidation, dilapidator, dilaniation, dilapidating, elapidation, dilapidations

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Noun

1. The state of being [[dilapidate]]d, reduced to [[decay]], partially ruined.
2. {{lb|en|legal}} The act of [[dilapidating]], damaging a building or structure through neglect or intentionally.
3. {{lb|en|British|legal}} [[ecclesiastical|Ecclesiastical]] [[waste]]: impairing of [[church]] [[property]] by an [[incumbent]], through [[neglect]] or intentionally.
4. {{lb|en|in the plural}} Money paid at the end of an [[incumbency]] by the [[incumbent]] or his [[heir]]s for the purpose of putting the [[parsonage]] etc. in good repair for the succeeding incumbent.

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