PERMISSIVE WASTE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect

Synonyms:

permissive waste; waste

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("permissive waste" is a kind of...):

act; deed; human action; human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)