despoliation

Noun
Synonyms: spoilspoliationspoilationdespoilationdespoilment

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the act of stripping and taking by forceSynonyms: spoilspoliationspoilationdespoilationdespoilment
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

despoliation \de*spo`li*a"tion\, n. [L. despoliatio. See Despoil.] A stripping or plundering; spoliation. --Bailey. [1913 Webster]
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