dilapidation

English

Etymology

From dilapidate (itself from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin dilapidare, literally "to destroy with stones", itself from dis (intensive) + lapidare, "to stone" (from lapis "stone")) + -ation

Pronunciation

Syllables: di·lap·i·da·tion
AHD: də·lăp·ə·dāʹshən

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /dəˌlæp.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

dilapidation (plural dilapidations)

1. The state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined.
2. (law) The act of dilapidating, damaging a building or structure through neglect or by intention.
3. (British, law) Ecclesiastical waste: impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or by intention.

Related terms

• dilapidate
• dilapidated
• dilapidator

Translations

the state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined

• Bulgarian: разнебитено състояние (raznebiteno sǎstojanie)
• Dutch: bouwvalligheid, verkrotting, verloedering, verval (nl) n
• Georgian: რღვევა (rɣveva)
• German: Verfall (de) m, Baufälligkeit f
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• Greek: φθορά (el) f (fthorá)
• Hungarian: rongálás
• Mongolian: үгүйрэл (mn) (ügüjrel)

(law) the act of dilapidating, damaging a building or structure through neglect or by intention

• Dutch: verloedering, verwaarlozing (nl), verstoring (nl), verval (nl) n
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• German: Verwahrlosung (de) f, Zerstörung (de) f

(UK, law) ecclesiastical waste: impairing of church property

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Translations to be checked

• Mandarin:

  Simplified: ^{(please verify)} 破坏 (zh) (popi)

  Traditional: ^{(please verify)} 破壞／破坏 (popi)

• French: ^{(please verify)} délabrement (fr) m, ^{(please verify)} dilapidation (fr), ^{(please verify)} détournement (fr) m, ^{(please verify)} dissipation (fr)
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} dilapidazione
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• Japanese: ^{(please verify)} 荒廃 (ja) (こうはい, kōhai)
• Korean: ^{(please verify)} 황폐 (ko) (hwangpye)
• Latin: ^{(please verify)} dilapidatio
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} dilapidación (es)

See also

• dilapidation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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French

Noun

dilapidation f

1. waste
2. An embezzlement for one's own profit

Related terms

• dilapidateur m
• dilapider (verb)

External links

• “dilapidation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.