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despoliation definition

de·spo·lia·tion (di spō′lē ā′s̸hən)

noun

a despoiling or being despoiled; pillage

Etymology: LL despoliatio: see despoil

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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