The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
devastavit — dev·a·sta·vit /ˌde və stā vit/ n [Medieval Latin, he/she has spoiled (someone s property)] 1: mismanagement or waste of the assets in the estate of a deceased person by the fiduciary in charge of the estate (as the executor) 2: a common law writ… … Law dictionary
devastavit — ˌdevəˈstāvə̇t, äv noun ( s) Etymology: Latin, he has laid waste, 3d person singular perfect indicative active of devastare 1. : mismanagement or waste of the goods of a deceased person by his executor who may thereby be liable 2. : a writ whereby … Useful english dictionary
devastavit — dev·as·ta·vit … English syllables
devastavit — /dɛvəˈsteɪvət/ (say devuh stayvuht) noun any violation or neglect of duty by a personal representative which makes them personally responsible to persons having claims on the assets, as creditors and beneficiaries. {Latin: he or she has laid… …
devastavit — /devasteyvat/ He has wasted. The act of an executor or administrator in wasting the goods of the deceased; mismanagement of the estate by which a loss occurs. A breach of trust or misappropriation of assets held in a fiduciary character; any… … Black's law dictionary
devastavit — /devasteyvat/ He has wasted. The act of an executor or administrator in wasting the goods of the deceased; mismanagement of the estate by which a loss occurs. A breach of trust or misappropriation of assets held in a fiduciary character; any… … Black's law dictionary
devastavit — Mismanagement of the estate and effects of a decedent, or a misapplication or waste of the assets, in violation of the duty imposed upon an executor or administrator. 31 Am J2d Ex & Ad § 265 … Ballentine's law dictionary
waste of assets — devastavit 1 … Useful english dictionary
ABDERANA — Saracenorum Rex, duce Aburmane, agrum Barchinonensem, Gerundensemque devastavit. Blondus, Dec. 2. A. C. 827 … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
EZECHIAS — Rex Iudae, fil. Ahaz. 2. Reg. c. 18. v. 1. 1. Par. c. 3. v. 23. Lat. fortitudo Domini. successit patri in regno Iudae, A.M. 3308. A. C. 754. Hic pius vestigia David secutus est: dissipavit extelsa, contrivit statuas, succîdit lucos, confregitque… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
