What is the pulling down of a building, or suffering it to fall or be in a state of decay. Burrill called?
dilapidation — (Law) The pulling down of a building, or suffering it to fall or be in a state of decay. Burrill. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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