ameliorative waste

noun

An improvement to an estate that changes its character such that a holder of a future interest in the estate can recover damages against the owner who permitted the improvement to be made, even if the change actually increases the value of the estate.

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Meanings

nounameliorative waste (uncountable)
  1. uncountablelawAn improvement to an estate that changes its character such that a holder of a future interest in the estate can recover damages against the owner who permitted the improvement to be made, even if the change actually increases the value of the estate.
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