despoilation

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• despoilation — noun the act of stripping and taking by force • Syn: ↑spoil, ↑spoliation, ↑spoilation, ↑despoilment, ↑despoliation • Derivationally related forms: ↑despoil (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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• despoilment — noun the act of stripping and taking by force • Syn: ↑spoil, ↑spoliation, ↑spoilation, ↑despoilation, ↑despoliation • Derivationally related forms: ↑despoil (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• despoliation — noun the act of stripping and taking by force • Syn: ↑spoil, ↑spoliation, ↑spoilation, ↑despoilation, ↑despoilment • Derivationally related forms: ↑despoil, ↑despoil ( …   Useful english dictionary

• pillaging — noun the act of stealing valuable things from a place the plundering of the Parthenon his plundering of the great authors • Syn: ↑plundering, ↑pillage • Derivationally related forms: ↑pillage, ↑plunder ( …   Useful english dictionary

• plundering — I noun the act of stealing valuable things from a place the plundering of the Parthenon his plundering of the great authors • Syn: ↑pillage, ↑pillaging • Derivationally related forms: ↑pillage ( …   Useful english dictionary

• spoilation — noun the act of stripping and taking by force • Syn: ↑spoil, ↑spoliation, ↑despoilation, ↑despoilment, ↑despoliation • Derivationally related forms: ↑despoil (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary