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permissive waste

permissive waste noun: 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.

Noun

permissive waste (uncountable)

  1. 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.

Questions about permissive waste

What does permissive waste mean?
Permissive waste means 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.
What part of speech is permissive waste?
Permissive waste is a noun.

Words near permissive waste in the dictionary

  1. permissioning
  2. permissionless
  3. permissionlessness
  4. permissions
  5. permissive
  6. permissive waste
  7. permissive working
  8. permissive-action link
  9. permissive-action links
  10. permissively
  11. permissiveness

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