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What is the noun for dilapidate?

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dilapidation
  1. The state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined.
  2. (law) The act of dilapidating, damaging a building or structure through neglect or by intention.
  3. (Britain, law) Ecclesiastical waste: impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or by intention.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “The majority of the houses obtained by private landlords were now exhibiting signs of neglect and dilapidation.”
      “The dust, the dirt, the decay and the dilapidation have taken away the exuberance from the ordinary lives.”
      “Disrepair and dilapidation unnecessarily subjects both caregiver and patient to preventable risk for injury.”
dilapidator
  1. One who dilapidates; a person causing dilapidation.
dilapidatedness
  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being dilapidated.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The dilapidatedness of the old house was apparent in its crumbling walls and broken windows.”
dilapidations
  1. plural of dilapidation
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  3. Examples:
    1. “You have not chosen to particularise what defects and dilapidations you refer to.”
      “He is to stress that any acceptance by us of the keys is without prejudice to the dilapidations claim.”
      “That company has not implemented the schedule of dilapidations and yet occupies part of the Premises and has sub-let other parts.”
dilapidators
  1. plural of dilapidator
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