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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Estrepementnoun

    Spoil made by the tenant for term of life upon any lands or woods, to the prejudice of him in the reversion. John Cowell

    Etymology: of the French word estrepier.

Wikipedia

  1. Estrepement

    The writ of estrepement ( eh-STREEP-mənt), or de estrepamento ( DEE-eh-STREP-ə-MEN-toh), was a writ in common law countries that would be used to prevent estrepement, a type of 'voluntary waste' (a change in condition of real property brought about by a current tenant that damages or destroys the value of that property). The waste that the writ would issue to prevent would be waste that occurred in response to a lawsuit seeking possession of the land, or a judgment against the waster where possession had not yet been delivered.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Estrepementnoun

    a destructive kind of waste, committed by a tenant for life, in lands, woods, or houses

  2. Etymology: [OF., damage, waste.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of estrepement in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of estrepement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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