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Dilapidations

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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in English law, is the name given to the waste committed by the incumbent of an ecclesiastical living. By the general law a tenant for life has no power to cut down timber, destroy buildings, etc. (voluntary waste), or to let buildings fall into disrepair (permissive waste). See Encyclop. Brit. (9th ed.) s.v.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Dilapidations'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​d/dilapidations.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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