Thesaurus: spoliation

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1. v. t. The act of plundering; robbery; deprivation; despoliation.
2. v. t. Robbery or plunder in war; especially, the authorized act or practice of plundering neutrals at sea.
3. v. t. The act of an incumbent in taking the fruits of his benefice without right, but under a pretended title.
4. v. t. A process for possession of a church in a spiritual court.
5. v. t. Injury done to a document.
6. n. (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence
7. n. the act of stripping and taking by force
8. 1. The act of plundering; robbery; deprivation; despoliation. Legal spoliation, which will impoverish one part of the community in order to corrupt the remainder. Sir G. C. Lewis. 2. Robbery or plunder in war; especially, the authorized act or practice of plundering neutrals at sea. 3. (Eccl. Law) (a) The act of an incumbent in taking the fruits of his benefice without right, but under a pretended title. Blackstone. (b) A process for possession of a church in a spiritual court. 4. (Law) Injury done to a document.
9. n. (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence