spoliation

noun

the act of stripping and taking by force

(law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence

Roots

spoliarespoli- · Latin · to strip, plunder

Synonyms for spoliation

despoliationn despoilmentn despoilingv plundern pillagev rapinen destructionn lootingn depredationn ruinationn ravagen brigandage forfeituren

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