Associations to the word «Dilapidation»

Wiktionary

DILAPIDATION, noun. The state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined.
DILAPIDATION, noun. (legal) The act of dilapidating, damaging a building or structure through neglect or by intention.
DILAPIDATION, noun. (British) (legal) Ecclesiastical waste: impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or by intention.

Dictionary definition

DILAPIDATION, noun. A state of deterioration due to old age or long use.
DILAPIDATION, noun. The process of becoming dilapidated.

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin