Despoilment

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of despoiling; a plundering, Hob-house.
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  • noun. Despoliation.
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  • noun. The act of despoiling; a plundering; despoliation.
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  • noun. the act of stripping and taking by force
    • Word Usage
    "The EPA's most-wanted fugitive list is filled with people who smuggled ozone-depleters, dumped toxins into the water supply, and committed other criminal acts of despoilment (The EPA notes: "Do not attempt to apprehend any of these individuals")."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    pillage  pillaging  plundering  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    despoliation  
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