English noun: spoliation | |||
1. | spoliation (act) (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence | ||
Broader (hypernym) | destruction, devastation | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
2. | spoliation (act) the act of stripping and taking by force | ||
Synonyms | despoilation, despoilment, despoliation, spoil, spoilation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | pillage, pillaging, plundering | ||