spoliatory

  • 1Spoliatory — Spo li*a*to*ry (sp[=o] l[i^]*[.a]*t[ o]*r[y^]), a. Tending to spoil; destructive; spoliative. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2spoliatory — index predatory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3spoliatory — spo·li·a·to·ry …

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  • 4spoliatory — ˈspōlēəˌtōrē adjective Etymology: Latin spoliatus + English ory : of, relating to, or characterized by spoliation …

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  • 5spoliation — noun a) The act of plundering or spoiling; robbery; deprivation; despoliation. b) Robbery or plunder in times of war; especially, the authorized act or practice of plundering neutrals at sea. See Also: despoil, despolation, spoil, spoliate,… …

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  • 6predatory — pred·a·to·ry / pre də ˌtōr ē/ adj: inclined or intended to injure competitors by unfair means subject to antitrust liability for predatory conduct National Law Journal predatory bidding Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 7looting — Synonyms and related words: assault, attack, banditry, battering, brigandage, brigandism, butchery, depredation, despoiling, despoilment, despoliation, direption, disorderliness, foraging, foray, forcible seizure, freebooting, killing, laying… …

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  • 8marauding — Synonyms and related words: banditry, brigandage, brigandism, depredation, despoiling, despoilment, despoliation, direption, foraging, foray, freebooting, looting, pillage, pillaging, plunder, plundering, plunderous, predacious, predatory, raid,… …

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  • 9pillaging — Synonyms and related words: assault, attack, banditry, battering, brigandage, brigandism, butchery, depredation, despoiling, despoilment, despoliation, direption, disorderliness, foraging, foray, forcible seizure, freebooting, killing, laying… …

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  • 10plundering — Synonyms and related words: banditry, brigandage, brigandism, depredation, despoiling, despoilment, despoliation, direption, foraging, foray, freebooting, looting, marauding, pillage, pillaging, plunder, plunderous, predacious, predatory, raid,… …

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