DEBASEMENT

By SovConn | June 18, 2014

debasement. 1. The act of reducing the value, quality, or purity of something; esp., the act of

lowering the value of coins by either reducing the weight of gold and silver in the coins or

increasing the coins’ alloy amounts. 2. Degradation. 3. The state of being degraded. [Blacks Law 8th]