Definitions for: Dilapidation

[n] the process of becoming dilapidated
[n] a state of deterioration due to old age or long use

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Tell the people that are relived by the dilapidation
of their public estate. --Burke.

2. Ecclesiastical waste; impairing of church property by an
incumbent, through neglect or by intention.

The business of dilapidations came on between our
bishop and the Archibishop of York. --Strype.

3. (Law) The pulling down of a building, or suffering it to
fall or be in a state of decay. --Burrill.

Synonyms: decrepitude, ruin

See Also: decay, deterioration, impairment

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