depredation

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Depredation is defined as taking things from others in an attack.

(noun)

An example of depredation is the looting of a street during protests.

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See depredation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the act or an instance of robbing, plundering, or laying waste

Origin: LL depraedatio: see depredate

See depredation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A predatory attack; a raid.
  2. Damage or loss; ravage: “[Carnegie Hall has] withstood the wear and tear of enthusiastic music lovers and the normal depredations of time” (Mechanical Engineering).

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