What is an improvement of an estate which renders it better than mere repairing would do; -- generally used in the plural. [U. S.] Bouvier called?
betterment — (Law) An improvement of an estate which renders it better than mere repairing would do; -- generally used in the plural. [U. S.] Bouvier. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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