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noun
A stripping or plundering; spoliation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of stripping and taking by force
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: spoil, spoliation, spoilation, despoilation, despoilment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plundering, pillage, pillaging
History
From Latin dēspoliātiō, from dēspoliō.
