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1.NounThe action of spoliating, or forcibly seizing property; pillage, plunder; also, the state of having property forcibly seized; an instance of this; a robbery, a seizure.
2.NounThe action of destroying or ruining; destruction, ruin.
The action of an incumbent (“holder of an ecclesiastical benefice”) wrongfully depriving another of the emoluments of a benefice.
A lawsuit brought or writ issued by an incumbent against another, claiming that the latter has wrongfully taken the emoluments of a benefice.
The intentional destruction of, or tampering with, a document so as to impair its evidentiary value.
The systematic forcible seizure of property during a crisis or state of unrest such as that caused by war, now regarded as a crime; looting, pillage, plunder; an instance of this."Spoliation of Jewish property by Nazi authorities occurred on a large scale during World War II."
3.NounThe action of destroying or ruining; destruction, ruin.
4.NounThe action of an incumbent (“holder of an ecclesiastical benefice”) wrongfully depriving another of the emoluments of a benefice.
A lawsuit brought or writ issued by an incumbent against another, claiming that the latter has wrongfully taken the emoluments of a benefice.
5.NounThe action of an incumbent (“holder of an ecclesiastical benefice”) wrongfully depriving another of the emoluments of a benefice.
6.NounA lawsuit brought or writ issued by an incumbent against another, claiming that the latter has wrongfully taken the emoluments of a benefice.
7.NounThe intentional destruction of, or tampering with, a document so as to impair its evidentiary value.
The systematic forcible seizure of property during a crisis or state of unrest such as that caused by war, now regarded as a crime; looting, pillage, plunder; an instance of this."Spoliation of Jewish property by Nazi authorities occurred on a large scale during World War II."
8.NounThe intentional destruction of, or tampering with, a document so as to impair its evidentiary value.
9.NounThe systematic forcible seizure of property during a crisis or state of unrest such as that caused by war, now regarded as a crime; looting, pillage, plunder; an instance of this."Spoliation of Jewish property by Nazi authorities occurred on a large scale during World War II."
10.NounThe government-sanctioned action or practice of plundering neutral ships at sea; an instance of this.