Estrepement

The writ of estrepement (/ɛˈstriːp.mənt/ e-STREEP-mənt), or de estrepamento (/ˌdiː.ɛˌstrɛpəˈmɛn.toʊ/ DEE-e-STREP-ə-MEN-toh), was a writ in common law countries that would be used to prevent estrepement, a type of voluntary waste. The waste that the writ would issue to prevent would be waste that occurred in response to a lawsuit seeking possession of the land, or a judgment against the waster where possession had not yet been delivered.