| 单词 | writ of estrepement |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswrit of estrepement 1. ‘Wasting’ of lands, esp. ‘Any spoil or waste made by tenant for life, upon any lands or woods, to the prejudice of him in reversion; also, making land barren by continual ploughing’ (Wharton). writ of estrepement (see quot. 1768: this was abolished by 3 and 4 Will. IV. c. 27). ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > productiveness > unproductiveness > [noun] > rendering unproductive estrepement1503 sterilizing1846 society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [noun] > illegal acts of tenant waste1414 estrepement1503 strip1516 1503 Will of Robert Copynger (P.R.O.: PROB. 11/13) f. 154v Wt oute eny estreppement or wast. 1607 J. Cowell Interpreter sig. Cc4v/2 Estrepement, or Estripament..signifieth in our common lawe, spoile made by the tenent for terme of life, vpon any lands or woods, to the preiudice of him in the reversion. 1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) Estrepament. 1741 T. Robinson Common Law of Kent ii. i. 151 Without doing any Estrepement, Waste, or Exile. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 225 And the writ of estrepement lay at the common law..to stop any waste which the vanquished party might be tempted to commit. 1847 in J. Craig New Universal Dict. ; and in mod. Dicts. < as lemmas |
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