dominated or plagued by waste.

(law) 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 be made, even if the change actually increases the value of the estate.

(idiomatic) To speak in a manner which is needless or futile; in discussion or argument to make points which are not appreciated or heeded.

simple past tense and past participle of waste time

present participle of waste time

(law) The legally compensable destruction of the value of property through the failure of a life tenant to maintain the property to the point where it falls into disrepair.

simple past tense and past participle of lay waste

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lay waste

present participle of lay waste

(property law) 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.