de spoliation

noun

the act of plundering.

the fact or circumstance of being plundered.

Origin:
1650–60; < Late Latin dēspoliātiōn- (stem of dēspoliātiō), equivalent to Latin dēspoliāt(us) (past participle of dēspoliāre; see despoil) + -iōn- -ion

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despoliation (dɪˌspəʊlɪˈeɪʃən)

—n
1.	the act of despoiling; plunder or pillage
2.	the state of being despoiled

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