affirmative waste

noun

Any structural change made to an estate in land that intentionally or negligently causes harm to the estate or depletes its resources, unless this depletion is a continuation of a pre-existing use.

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voluntary waste
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Meanings

nounaffirmative waste (uncountable)
  1. uncountablelawAny structural change made to an estate in land that intentionally or negligently causes harm to the estate or depletes its resources, unless this depletion is a continuation of a pre-existing use.

    Synonyms: voluntary waste

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny structural change made to an estate in land that intentionally or negligently causes harm to the estate or depletes its resources, unless this depletion is a continuation of a pre-existing use.

Similar
voluntary waste
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APA

affirmative waste. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affirmative%20waste

MLA

“affirmative waste.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affirmative%20waste. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “affirmative waste,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affirmative%20waste.

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