spoliation

noun

the act or an instance of plundering or despoiling.

authorized plundering of neutrals at sea in time of war.

Law. the destruction or material alteration of a bill of exchange, will, or the like.

the act of spoiling or damaging something.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin spoliātiōn- (stem of spoliātiō), equivalent to spoliāt(us) (past participle of spoliāre to spoil; see -ate¹) + -iōn- -ion

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spoliation (ˌspəʊlɪˈeɪʃən)

—n
1.	the act or an instance of despoiling or plundering
2.	the authorized seizure or plundering of neutral vessels on the seas by a belligerent state in time of war
3.	law the material alteration of a document so as to render it invalid
4.	English ecclesiastical law the taking of the fruits of a benefice by a person not entitled to them

[C14: from Latin spoliātiō, from spoliāre to spoil]

'spoliatory

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

spoliation

c.1400, from L. spoliationem (nom. spoliatio) "a robbing, plundering, pillaging," noun of action from spoliare "to plunder, rob" (see spoil).

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Example sentences

The issues raised concern the sufficiency of the evidence, the failure to

suppress evidence, and the spoliation of evidence.

Spoliation has been the concomitant of war since earliest times.

Similarly, sanctions under this authority are warranted for spoliation of

evidence.

The argument goes that the district court erred in refusing to apply a