Legal Definition and Related Resources of Waste
Meaning of Waste
The destruction, misuse, alteration or neglect of premises by one lawfully in possession thereof, to the prejudice of the estate or interest therein of another. Jowdy v Guerin, 10 Ariz.App. 205, 457 P.2d 745. The spoil or destruction in houses, gardens, trees or other corporeal hereditaments to the detriment of the remainder man or reversioner by one rightfully in possession. Keogh v Peck, 316 III. 318, I47N.E.266. It is conduct including acts of omission and commission on the part of a person in possession of land which is actionable at the behest of, and for the protection of the reasonable expectation of another owner of an interest in the same land. See Cornelison v Kornbluth, 15 Ca/.3d 590, 125 CaL Retpr. 557, 542 P.2d 981. Since waste is essentially an injury to the estate of the reversioner, no act can be a waste which is not injurious to the inheritance, either (1) by diminishing the value of the estate of (2) by increasing the burdens upon it, or (3) by impairing the title. Wear and tear, however, in modern times, does not constitute waste. See First Federal Savings and Loan Assoc, v Moulds, 202 Kan. 557, 451 P.2d215. Waste is voluntary when it involves the doing of some act which tends to the destruction of the inheritance. Dorsey v Spellman, 1 Wash.App. 85,459 P.2d4l6. It is permissive when it involves the omission of some act which omission causes or results in damage to the inheritance. See Breshnhan v Hicks, 260 Mich. 32, 244 N. W. 218.
Waste Alternative Definition
Lasting and wrongful injury by the holder of a particular estate to the detriment of the holder of the reversion or remainder. To constitute waste, the injury must be wrongful (3 Sup. Ct. N. Y. 60), by the ten, ant, or through his fault (2 Minor, Inst. p. the inheritance (1 Washb. Real Prop. 147). What constitutes waste in a particular case is a question of fact. 22 N. J. Law, 521. Waste is distinguished from “trespass” in that the latter is the act of a stranger, while waste is the act of a tenant. It is distinguished from “devastavit,” which is waste by an executor or administrator.
(1) Permissive waste consists in the mere neglect or omission to do what will prevent injury (69 Mich. 259), as, to suffer a house to go to decay for the want of repair. And it may be incurred in respect to the soil, as well as to the buildings, trees, fences, or live stock on the premises. See “Permissive Waste.”
(2) Voluntary waste consists in the commission of some destructive act; as, in pulling down a house, or ploughing up a flower garden. 1 Paige, Ch. (N. Y.) 573.
(3) Equitable waste is such injury to the inheritance as is within the legal right of the tenant, but which a man of ordinary prudence would not commit in the management of his own property. 29 Law J. Ch. 598.
(4) Meliorating waste is that which increases the present value of the estate, but damages the inheritance by charging it with added burden, as by improvement, the unpaid cost whereof is a lien.
Synonyms of Waste
noun
- careless loss
- consumption
- depletion
- diminution
- dispendium
- dispersion
- dissipation
- effusio
- excessive use
- exhaustion
- expenditure
- extravagance
- illusage
- improvidence
- intemperance
- lavishness
- misapplication
- misemployment
- misusage
- misuse
- prodigality
- profusion
- ruination
- squandering
- sumptus
- unnecessary loss
- unthriftiness
- useless consumption
- wanton destruction
- wastage
- wastefulness
- wasting Associated Concepts: economic waste
- permissive waste
- voluntary waste
- waste of public property
- wasting assets
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Concept of Waste in the context of Real Property
Alternatives definitions of Waste: (1) A destruction of property by one who holds possession rightfully, but either is not the owner or does not own the property free and clear. (2) A change made in property, even if the value is increased by the change. This is called ameliorating waste.
Concept of Waste in the context of Real Property
Alternatives definitions of Waste: (1) A destruction of property by one who holds possession rightfully, but either is not the owner or does not own the property free and clear. (2) A change made in property, even if the value is increased by the change. This is called ameliorating waste.
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Legal English Vocabulary: Waste in Spanish
Online translation of the English legal term waste into Spanish: desperdicio (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online.
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Concept of Directive 2008/98/EC on waste
In relation to securing dangerous material (in case of crisis or terrorism) a meaning of directive 2008/98/ec on waste may be outlined, in general regarding European law, as follows: Directive 2008/98/EC on waste. Regulates the waste-cycle, from the health protection point of view, including recycling. Refers to the European Waste Catalogue (EWC), (Directive2000/532/EC). Hazardous waste, its mixing and labelling are covered, waste oils are included. Radioactive waste and decommissioned explosives are excluded.[1]
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- Definition of directive 2008/98/ec on waste published by the European Commission
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