Meaning & use
Despoliation
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The action of stripping something of its possessions or resources through violence or plunder; the act of despoiling.
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The report documented the despoliation of the rainforest by illegal loggers.
Historians described the despoliation of the ancient city following its conquest.
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Closely related to "spoliation," and often used interchangeably, though "despoliation" more strongly emphasizes the act of stripping bare.
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