- spoliation
- spoliation c.1400, from L. spoliationem (nom. spoliatio) "a robbing, plundering, pillaging," noun of action from spoliare "to plunder, rob" (see SPOIL (Cf. spoil)).
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spoliation — [ spɔljasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1425; lat. spoliatio ♦ Didact. Action de spolier; son résultat. « Les acquéreurs se feraient [...] complices de la spoliation » (Romains). ● spoliation nom féminin (latin spoliatio) Littéraire. Action de déposséder par… … Encyclopédie Universelle
spoliation — spo·li·a·tion /ˌspō lē ā shən/ n 1: the destruction, alteration, or mutilation of evidence esp. by a party for whom the evidence is damaging 2: alteration or mutilation of an instrument (as a will) by one who is not a party to the instrument… … Law dictionary
Spoliation — Spo li*a tion (sp[=o] l[i^]*[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [L. spoliatio: cf. F. spoliation. See {Spoil}, v. t.] 1. The act of plundering; robbery; deprivation; despoliation. [1913 Webster] Legal spoliation, which will impoverish one part of the community in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spoliation — Spoliation. s. f. v. Despouïllement. Avant sa spoliation … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Spoliation — (v. lat.), Beraubung, Plünderung … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Spolĭation — (lat.), Beraubung … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Spoliation — (lat.), Beraubung; spoliieren, plündern … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
spoliation — Spoliation, Spoliatio … Thresor de la langue françoyse
spoliation — [spō΄lē ā′shən] n. [ME spoliacioun < L spoliatio: see SPOIL] 1. a spoliating or being spoliated; robbery; plundering 2. the act of spoiling or damaging 3. Law the destruction or alteration of a document by an unauthorized person … English World dictionary
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