Despoliation Definition & Meaning

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Despoliation

Despoliation Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Despoliation? [n] the act of stripping and taking by force Synonyms \| Synonyms for Despoliation: despoilation \| despoilment \| spoil \| spoilation \| spoliation Related Terms \| Find terms related to Despoliation: abomination \| atrocity \| bad \| banditry \| bane \| befoulment \| blight \| bloodbath \| blue ruin \| breakup \| brigandage \| brigandism \| carnage \| consumption \| corruption \| crying evil \| damage \| damnation \| decimation \| defilement \| depredation \| desolation \| despoiling \| despoilment \| destruction \| detriment \| devastation \| direption \| disintegration \| disorganization \| disruption \| dissolution \| evil \| foraging \| foray \| freebooting \| grievance \| harm \| havoc \| hecatomb \| holocaust \| hurt \| ill \| infection \| injury \| looting \| marauding \| mischief \| outrage \| perdition \| pillage \| pillaging \| plunder \| plundering \| poison \| pollution \| raid \| raiding \| ransacking \| rape \| rapine \| ravage \| ravagement \| ravaging \| ravishment \| razzia \| reiving \| rifling \| ruin \| ruination \| sack \| sacking \| shambles \| slaughter \| spoiling \| spoliation \| the worst \| toxin \| undoing \| vandalism \| venom \| vexation \| waste \| woe \| wrack \| wrack and ruin \| wreck \| wrong See Also \| pillage \| pillaging \| plundering Despoliation In Webster's Dictionary \Despo`lia"tion\, n. [L. despoliatio. See {Despoil}.] A stripping or plundering; spoliation. --Bailey.

Despoliation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Despoliation?

[n] the act of stripping and taking by force

See Also | pillage | pillaging | plundering

Despoliation In Webster's Dictionary

\De*spo`li*a"tion\, n. [L. despoliatio. See
{Despoil}.]
A stripping or plundering; spoliation. --Bailey.

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