IMPEACHMENT OF WASTE
\ɪmpˈiːt͡ʃmənt ɒv wˈe͡ɪst], \ɪmpˈiːtʃmənt ɒv wˈeɪst], \ɪ_m_p_ˈiː_tʃ_m_ə_n_t ɒ_v w_ˈeɪ_s_t]\
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It signifies a restraint from committing waste upon lands or tenements; or a demand of compensation for waste done by a tenant who has but a particular estate in the land granted, and, therefore, no right to commit waste.
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All tenants for life, or any less estate, are liable to be impeached for waste, unless they hold without impeachment of waste; in the latter case, they may commit waste without being questioned, or any demand for compensation for the waste done. 11 Co. 82.
By John Bouvier
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