Estrepement
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Estrepement is a noun meaning (law) A destructive kind of waste committed by a tenant for life, in lands, woods, or houses.
Meaning
(law) A destructive kind of waste committed by a tenant for life, in lands, woods, or houses.
Example Sentences
And the writ of estrepement lay at the common law‥to stop any waste which the vanquished party might be tempted to commit.
Word Forms
- estrepements
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include assart, stumpage, reesk, waste, landspreading, riddance.
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