without impeachment of waste

without impeachment of waste. (Of a tenant) not subject to an action for waste; not punishable for waste. • This clause is inserted in a lease to give a tenant the right to take certain actions (such as cutting timber) without being held liable for waste. But a tenant cannot abuse the right and will usu. be held liable for maliciously committing waste. — Also termed absque impetitione vasti. [Cases: Landlord and Tenant 55(2). C.J.S. Landlord and Tenant § 261.]

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