despoliation

 [dih-spoh-lee-ey-shuhn]  

de·spo·li·a·tion

   [dih-spoh-lee-ey-shuhn]
noun
1.
the act of plundering.
2.
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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