1. Noun
The act of dilapidating, or the state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined, or squandered.
2. Noun
Ecclesiastical waste; impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or by intention.
3. Noun
The pulling down of a building, or suffering it to fall or be in a state of decay.
4. Noun
a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
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