ACTION FOR

dilapidations, action for (d[schwa]-lap-[schwa]-day-sh[schwa]nz). Hist. An action brought by a new incumbent of a benefice for damages rising from the disrepair of the houses or buildings on the benefice. • The incumbent — whether of a rectory, a vicarage, or a chapel — sued the executors or administrators of the incumbent’s deceased predecessor (who was […]