spoliation
spoliation
Definition
spo·lia·tion (spō′lē ā′s̸hən)
noun
- a spoliating or being spoliated; robbery; plundering
- the act of spoiling or damaging
- Law the destruction or alteration of a document by an unauthorized person
Etymology: ME spoliacioun < L spoliatio: see spoil
spoliation
Synonyms
spoliation
Law Definition
n
- The intentional destruction, mutilation, concealment, or alteration of (usually documentary) evidence. If proven, spoliation may help to establish that the evidence was detrimental to the party responsible for it.
- Pillaging or destroying real or personal property by violence.
- The taking of a profit or other gain that properly should go to another.
spoliation
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- work: We will give special consideration to the issue of spoliation of works of art during the Nazi, Holocaust and World War II period.
Adjective modifier
- vast: Yet would that a single vast spoliation were the worst!
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