Definitions For Devastavit

Noun

DEVASTAVIT (plural DEVASTAVITs) (property law) waste, waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastation. (property law) In full, writ of devastavit: a writ issued against an executor or administrator claiming compensation for such misapplication of assets.

Synonyms

devastation {{qualifier, legal sense}}

Related terms

devastate devastation {{qualifier, non-legal sense}}

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, ML., devastavit, dēvastāvit, he has waste#verb, wasted}}, from dēvastāre, from dēvastō, , I devastate, I lay waste, from de- + vastāre (from vastō, , I devastate, I lay waste, I ravage, from vastus, , deserted, wasted, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *weh₂st-, , empty; wasted}}).