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spoliation

spo.li.a.tion \.spo--le--'a--sh*n\ \'spo--le--.a-t-*r\ n [ME, fr. L 
   spoliation-, spoliatio, fr. spoliatus, pp. of s]poliare to plunder - more 
   at SPOIL 1: the act of plundering; specif : the state of having been 
   plunder ed esp. in war 2: the act of injuring esp. beyond reclaim  - 
   spo.li.a.tor n