devastavit
Etymology
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Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin devastavit, from dēvastāre, from dēvastō ("I devastate, I lay waste"), from de- + vastāre (from vastō ("I devastate, I lay waste, I ravage"), from vastus ("deserted, wasted"), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂st-).
Pronunciation Noundevastavit (plural devastavits)
- (property law) Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastation.
- (property law) In full, writ of devastavit: a writ issued against an executor or administrator claiming compensation for such misapplication of assets.
- devastation (legal sense)
- devastate
- devastation (non-legal sense)
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