Devastavit
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law · Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Devastaverunt, I. (He or they have wasted.) The waste or misapplication of the assets of a decedent by the executor or administrator. On return of devastavit, a judgment debtor may sue out execution de bonis propriis against the executor.