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Definition of spoliation in English: spoliationnoun ˌspəʊlɪˈeɪʃ(ə)nˌspoʊliˈeɪʃən mass noun1The action of ruining or destroying something. the spoliation of the countryside Example sentencesExamples - It is all a question of achieving a balance.; it would be counter-productive if we were to swing from the excesses of the 80s when demolition and spoliation were rife, to a kind of conservation bureaucracy or totalitarianism.
- None of us wants to feel responsible for the spoliation of sites, but even there the acquisitions process is not as guilty as is often alleged.
- Urban expansion was contained, agricultural and forest management balanced, and attempts were made to redress spoliation.
- Eventually, this would lead to its physical spoliation, but that was in the future.
- All were acutely aware of the cultural richness of their country and all deeply appalled at the spoliation of their very special heritage and felt that their national identity had been attacked and undermined.
Synonyms decay, degradation, degeneration, breakdown, decomposition, rot, putrefaction, perishing 2The action of taking goods or property from somewhere by violent means. the spoliation of the Church Example sentencesExamples - There was also a change in outlook, as spoliation was no longer viewed narrowly as wartime looting, but as also covering losses suffered by Jewish collectors in Germany after the Nazis seized power in 1933.
- Profoundly controversial to contemporaries, this was an unparalleled secular spoliation of ecclesiastical property.
- The spoliation of the Church compounded such problems.
- So far, eight cases of alleged Nazi-era spoliation have emerged in the UK.
- In August 2003 the museum approached the Attorney General to ask whether he has the power to authorise the museum trustees to restitute in the case of Nazi-era spoliation.
Synonyms robbery, robbing, raiding, pillaging, plunder, plundering, looting, sacking, sack, ransacking, ravaging, laying waste, devastation, depredation, rape, harrying, marauding
Derivatives noun ˈspəʊlɪeɪʃ(ə)n The third-party spoliator must overcome the rebuttable presumption or else be liable for damages. Example sentencesExamples - Unless the spoliator can meet this burden with a sufficient explanation, he will likely lose the case.
- Such sanctions, however, are ineffective against third party spoliators, who are not parties to the lawsuit and are not subject to the authority of the court.
- The spoliator must provide an explanation for the disappearance of any documentary evidence.
- All the popular organisations are invited to cooperate in the struggle against the spoliators of food supplies.
adjective ˈspəʊlɪət(ə)ri
Origin Late Middle English (denoting pillaging): from Latin spoliatio(n-), from the verb spoliare 'strip, deprive' (see spoil). Definition of spoliation in US English: spoliationnounˌspōlēˈāSHənˌspoʊliˈeɪʃən 1The action of ruining or destroying something. the spoliation of the countryside Example sentencesExamples - Urban expansion was contained, agricultural and forest management balanced, and attempts were made to redress spoliation.
- It is all a question of achieving a balance.; it would be counter-productive if we were to swing from the excesses of the 80s when demolition and spoliation were rife, to a kind of conservation bureaucracy or totalitarianism.
- Eventually, this would lead to its physical spoliation, but that was in the future.
- None of us wants to feel responsible for the spoliation of sites, but even there the acquisitions process is not as guilty as is often alleged.
- All were acutely aware of the cultural richness of their country and all deeply appalled at the spoliation of their very special heritage and felt that their national identity had been attacked and undermined.
Synonyms decay, degradation, degeneration, breakdown, decomposition, rot, putrefaction, perishing 2The action of taking goods or property from somewhere by illegal or unethical means. the spoliation of the Church Example sentencesExamples - Profoundly controversial to contemporaries, this was an unparalleled secular spoliation of ecclesiastical property.
- So far, eight cases of alleged Nazi-era spoliation have emerged in the UK.
- The spoliation of the Church compounded such problems.
- In August 2003 the museum approached the Attorney General to ask whether he has the power to authorise the museum trustees to restitute in the case of Nazi-era spoliation.
- There was also a change in outlook, as spoliation was no longer viewed narrowly as wartime looting, but as also covering losses suffered by Jewish collectors in Germany after the Nazis seized power in 1933.
Synonyms robbery, robbing, raiding, pillaging, plunder, plundering, looting, sacking, sack, ransacking, ravaging, laying waste, devastation, depredation, rape, harrying, marauding
Origin Late Middle English (denoting pillaging): from Latin spoliatio(n-), from the verb spoliare ‘strip, deprive’ (see spoil). |