permissive waste

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Noun

permissive waste (uncountable)

1. (legal) The legally compensable destruction of the value of property through the failure of a life tenant to maintain the property to the point where it falls into disrepair.

Related terms

• affirmative waste
• ameliorative waste
• voluntary waste

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