Depredation

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  • noun. A predatory attack; a raid.
  • noun. Damage or loss; ravage.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of plundering; a robbing; a pillaging.
  • noun. Waste; consumption.
  • noun. In Scots law, the offense of driving away numbers of cattle or other beasts by the masterful force of armed persons: otherwise called hership.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of depredating, or the state of being depredated; the act of despoiling or making inroads.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder.
  • noun. A raid or predatory attack
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. (usually plural) a destructive action
  • noun. an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
  • Word Usage
    "However, the Department of Fish and Game does issue what are known as depredation permits which allows the killing of these animals under certain conditions, usually when they pose a danger to livestock or people."
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