voluntary 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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Meanings

nounvoluntary waste (usually uncountable, plural voluntary wastes)

plural voluntary wastes

  1. uncountableusuallylawAny 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: 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.

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waste
Also see
affirmative waste
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APA

voluntary waste. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voluntary%20waste

MLA

“voluntary waste.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voluntary%20waste. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “voluntary waste,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voluntary%20waste.

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