permissive waste
The legally compensable destruction of the value of property through the failure of a…The legally compensable destruction of the value of property through the failure of a life tenant to maintain the property to the point where it falls into disrepair.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The legally compensable destruction of the value of property through the failure of a life tenant to maintain the property to the point where it falls into disrepair.
More definitions
- (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect:waste
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable