- despoliation
- noun Etymology: Late Latin despoliation-, despoliatio, from despoliare Date: circa 1657 the action or process of despoiling ; spoliation
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despoliation
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despoliation — de*spo li*a tion, n. [L. despoliatio. See {Despoil}.] A stripping or plundering; spoliation. Bailey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Despoliation — Despoliation, lat., Beraubung; despoliiren, berauben … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
despoliation — index pillage, rape, spoliation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
despoliation — 1650s, from L.L. despoliationem (nom. despoliatio), from L. despoliatus, pp. of despoliare (see DESPOIL (Cf. despoil)) … Etymology dictionary
despoliation — [di spō΄lē ā′shən] n. [LL despoliatio: see DESPOIL] a despoiling or being despoiled; pillage … English World dictionary
despoliation — /di spoh lee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of plundering. 2. the fact or circumstance of being plundered. [1650 60; < LL despoliation (s. of despoliatio), equiv. to L despoliat(us) (ptp. of despoliare; see DESPOIL) + ion ION] * * * … Universalium
despoliation — despoil ► VERB literary ▪ steal valuable possessions from. DERIVATIVES despoiler noun despoliation noun. ORIGIN Latin despoliare rob, plunder … English terms dictionary
despoliation — noun A stripping or plundering; spoliation … Wiktionary
despoliation — Synonyms and related words: abomination, atrocity, bad, banditry, bane, befoulment, blight, bloodbath, blue ruin, breakup, brigandage, brigandism, carnage, consumption, corruption, crying evil, damage, damnation, decimation, defilement,… … Moby Thesaurus
despoliation — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. plunder, depredation, piracy, pillage; see destruction 1 , theft … English dictionary for students
