"dilapidation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dəˌlæp.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dilapidation.wav Forms: dilapidations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From dilapidate. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dilapidation (countable and uncountable, plural dilapidations)
  1. The state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the state of being dilapidated): разнебитено състояние (raznebiteno sǎstojanie) (Bulgarian), bouwvalligheid (Dutch), verkrotting (Dutch), verloedering (Dutch), verval [neuter] (Dutch), რღვევა (rɣveva) (Georgian), Verfall [masculine] (German), Baufälligkeit [feminine] (German), φθορά (fthorá) [feminine] (Greek), rongálás (Hungarian), үгүйрэл (ügüjrel) (Mongolian), bakımsızlık [singular] (Turkish)
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  2. (law) The act of dilapidating, damaging a building or structure through neglect or intentionally. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law Translations ((law) damaging a building or structure): verloedering (Dutch), verwaarlozing (Dutch), verstoring (Dutch), verval [neuter] (Dutch), Verwahrlosung [feminine] (German), Zerstörung [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-dilapidation-en-noun-7Zmmg7S5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 19 7 35 Topics: law Disambiguation of '(law) damaging a building or structure': 4 84 8 4
  3. (British, law) Ecclesiastical waste: impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or intentionally. Tags: British, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-dilapidation-en-noun-JRveqAC8 Categories (other): British English Topics: law
  4. (in the plural) Money paid at the end of an incumbency by the incumbent or his heirs for the purpose of putting the parsonage etc. in good repair for the succeeding incumbent. Tags: countable, in-plural, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dilapidation-en-noun-qv-Rg8x0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 19 7 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: delapidation [dated] Related terms: dilapidate, dilapidated, dilapidator

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      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "ügüjrel",
      "sense": "the state of being dilapidated",
      "word": "үгүйрэл"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the state of being dilapidated",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ],
      "word": "bakımsızlık"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(law) damaging a building or structure",
      "word": "verloedering"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(law) damaging a building or structure",
      "word": "verwaarlozing"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(law) damaging a building or structure",
      "word": "verstoring"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(law) damaging a building or structure",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "verval"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(law) damaging a building or structure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Verwahrlosung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(law) damaging a building or structure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Zerstörung"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dilapidation"
}

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