waste
n. 1. Any alteration of tenanted property that is caused by the tenant’s action or neglect. It includes damage, deterioration, and improvement (see ameliorating waste; permissive waste; voluntary waste). Landlords can take action against tenants who cause waste. The extent of a tenant’s liability varies according to the kind of tenancy. Most tenants are liable for voluntary waste. Fixed-term tenants are also liable for permissive waste, as are those with yearly periodic tenancy (but only to the extent that they must keep the premises wind- and watertight). 2. See pollution.

• act of state
• actual bodily harm
• actual military service
• actual notice
• actual total loss
• actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea
• actus reus
• ad colligenda bona
• additional voluntary contribution
• address for service
• adduce
• ademption
• adhesion contract
• ad hoc
• ad idem
• ADIZ
• adjective law
• adjournment
• adjudication
• adjudication order
• adjustment
• ad litem
• administration
• administration action
• administration bond