01 n. The act of dilapidating, or the state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined, or squandered.
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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.
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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.
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The pulling down of a building, or suffering it to fall or be in a state of decay.(Law)