What is the meaning of Spoliation?

The 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.

  1. The action of destroying or ruining; destruction, ruin.
    1. The action of an incumbent (“holder of an ecclesiastical benefice”) wrongfully depriving another of the emoluments of a benefice.
    2. A lawsuit brought or writ issued by an incumbent against another, claiming that the latter has wrongfully taken the emoluments of a benefice.
    1. The intentional destruction of, or tampering with, a document so as to impair its evidentiary value.
    3. 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.

      The action of destroying or ruining; destruction, ruin.

      1. The action of an incumbent (“holder of an ecclesiastical benefice”) wrongfully depriving another of the emoluments of a benefice.
      2. A lawsuit brought or writ issued by an incumbent against another, claiming that the latter has wrongfully taken the emoluments of a benefice.

      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.

      1. The intentional destruction of, or tampering with, a document so as to impair its evidentiary value.
      3. 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.

        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.

        The government-sanctioned action or practice of plundering neutral ships at sea; an instance of this.

        spoliation

        Source: wiktionary.org

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