Legal Dictionary
Main Entry:
dev·a·sta·vitPronunciation:
"de-v&-'stA-vitFunction:
nounEtymology: Medieval Latin, he/she has spoiled (someone's property)
1 : mismanagement or waste of the assets in the estate of a deceased person by the fiduciary in charge of the estate (as the executor)
2 : a common-law writ seeking a remedy for devastavit