DEVASTAVIT

devastavit   (dev-<<schwa>>-stay-vit),   n.[Latin   “he   (or   she)   has   wasted”]   A   personal

representative’s  failure to administer a decedent’s estate  promptly and  properly,  esp. by spending

extravagantly  or  misapplying assets. • A  personal representative  who commits  waste in this way

becomes personally liable to those having claims on the assets, such as creditors and beneficiaries. [Blacks Law 8th]