"Devastation" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH
wasteful use of the property of a deceased person, as for extravagant funeral or other unnecessary expenses. 2 Bl. Comm. 508
The act of devastating, or the state of being
devastated; a laying waste.
Waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or
administrator.
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Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or an administrator.
Read the complete definitionLat He has wasted. The act of an executor or administrator in wasting the goods of the deceased; misman-agement of …
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