A ruin can therefore be the remains of a building city or state (as in ''Roman ruins'') or the condition of having been wrecked or decayed. A politician's [[career]] may be left in ruins following the public disclosure of some unethical act. | A ruin can therefore be the remains of a building city or state (as in ''Roman ruins'') or the condition of having been wrecked or decayed. A politician's [[career]] may be left in ruins following the public disclosure of some unethical act. |