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spoliation definition

spo·lia·tion (spō′lē ā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a spoliating or being spoliated; robbery; plundering
  2. the act of spoiling or damaging
  3. Law the destruction or alteration of a document by an unauthorized person

Etymology: ME spoliacioun < L spoliatio: see spoil

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