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spoliator

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spo⋅li⋅ate

  [spoh-lee-eyt]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
to plunder, rob, or ruin.
Origin:
1715–25; < L spoliātus, ptp. of spoliāre to spoil. See spoil, -ate 1

Related forms:
spo⋅li⋅a⋅tor, noun
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spo·li·a·tion   (spō'lē-ā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act of despoiling or plundering.

  2. Seizure of neutral vessels at sea by a belligerent power in time of war.

  3. Law Intentional alteration or destruction of a document.


[Middle English spoliacioun, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin spoliātiō, spoliātiōn-, from spoliātus, past participle of spoliāre, to despoil; see spoil.]
spo'li·a'tor n.
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Main Entry: spo·li·a·tor
Pronunciation: 'spO-lE-"A-t&r
Function: noun
: one who spoils or damages the value of something
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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