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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding;
[syn: depredation, predation]

2. (usually plural) a destructive action;
- Example: "the ravages of time"
- Example: "the depredations of age and disease"
[syn: ravage, depredation]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Depredation \Dep`re*da"tion\, n. [L. depraedatio: cf. F.
   d['e]pr['e]dation.]
   The act of depredating, or the state of being depredated; the
   act of despoiling or making inroads; as, the sea often makes
   depredation on the land.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

depredation
    n 1: an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding [syn:
         depredation, predation]
    2: (usually plural) a destructive action; "the ravages of time";
       "the depredations of age and disease" [syn: ravage,
       depredation]