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ameliorative waste

ameliorative waste noun: an improvement to an estate that changes its character such that a holder of a future interest in the estate can recover damages against the owner who permitted the improvement to be made, even if the change actually increases the value of the estate.

Noun

ameliorative waste (uncountable)

  1. An improvement to an estate that changes its character such that a holder of a future interest in the estate can recover damages against the owner who permitted the improvement to be made, even if the change actually increases the value of the estate.

Questions about ameliorative waste

What does ameliorative waste mean?
Ameliorative waste means an improvement to an estate that changes its character such that a holder of a future interest in the estate can recover damages against the owner who permitted the improvement to be made, even if the change actually increases the value of the estate.
What part of speech is ameliorative waste?
Ameliorative waste is a noun.

Words near ameliorative waste in the dictionary

  1. amelioratingly
  2. amelioration
  3. ameliorationist
  4. ameliorations
  5. ameliorative
  6. ameliorative waste
  7. amelioratives
  8. ameliorator
  9. ameliorators
  10. amelioratory
  11. ameliorism

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