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Definition of Spoliation
1. Noun. (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence.
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Derivative terms: Spoil
2. Noun. The act of stripping and taking by force.
Generic synonyms: Pillage, Pillaging, Plundering
Derivative terms: Despoil, Despoil, Despoil, Despoil, Spoil, Spoil, Spoil
Definition of Spoliation
1. n. The act of plundering; robbery; deprivation; despoliation.
Definition of Spoliation
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Medical Definition of Spoliation
1. 1. The act of plundering; robbery; deprivation; despoliation. "Legal spoliation, which will impoverish one part of the community in order to corrupt the remainder." (Sir G. C. Lewis) 2. Robbery or plunder in war; especially, the authorised act or practice of plundering neutrals at sea. 3. The act of an incumbent in taking the fruits of his benefice without right, but under a pretended title. A process for possession of a church in a spiritual court. 4. Injury done to a document. Origin: L. Spoliatio; cf. F. Spoliation. See Spoil. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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