Legal Definitions - devastaverunt

DEVASTAVERUNT

Devastaverunt is a Latin word that means "they have wasted." It is usually used to refer to an executor's waste of a decedent's property and the action taken against the executor for that waste.

• After the executor was found to have sold off the decedent's assets for personal gain, the court ruled that they had devastaverunt the estate.
• The beneficiaries of the estate filed a lawsuit against the executor for devastaverunt, claiming that they had mismanaged the assets and caused significant financial harm.

These examples illustrate how devastaverunt is used to describe the waste or mismanagement of a decedent's property by an executor. It is a legal term that refers to the action taken against the executor for their actions, which can result in financial consequences for the executor.