spoliation

spoliation: spo·li·a·tion /ˌspō-lē-'ā-shən/ n

1: the destruction, alteration, or mutilation of evidence esp. by a party for whom the evidence is damaging

2: alteration or mutilation of an instrument (as a will) by one who is not a party to the instrument

spoliation: I noun attack, brigandage, buccaneering, depredation, deprivation, desolation, despoliation, destruction, devastation, direptio, direption, expilatio, foray, looting, marauding, pilfering, pillage, pillaging, piracy, plunder, plunderage, plundering, raid, ransack, rapine, robbery, sack, theft, thievery II index depredation, deterioration, dissolution (disintegration), havoc, pillage, plunder, rape

spoliation: n.
The act of destroying something; destruction of evidence that might prove unfavorable; destruction or modification of a document or instrument.
v.
spoil

spoliation: USA

The negligent or purposeful destruction, alteration, hiding or holding back of evidence that is relevant to a legal proceeding.

spoliation: n.

1 The intentional destruction, mutilation, concealment, or alteration of (usually documentary) evidence. If proven, spoliation may help to establish that the evidence was detrimental to the party responsible for it.

2 Pillaging or destroying real or personal property by violence.

3 The taking of a profit or other gain that properly should go to another.

spoliation: Any erasure, interlineation, or other alteration made to commercial paper, such as a check or promissory note, by an individual who is not acting pursuant to the consent of the parties who have an interest in such instrument.

spoliation: Any erasure, interlineation, or other alteration made to commercial paper, such as a check or promissory note, by an individual who is not acting pursuant to the consent of the parties who have an interest in such instrument.

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Synonyms:

Robbery, destruction, deprivation, despoliation / Robbery, pillage, plundering, rapine, devastation, destruction

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spoliation — [ spɔljasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1425; lat. spoliatio ♦ Didact. Action de spolier; son résultat. « Les acquéreurs se feraient [...] complices de la spoliation » (Romains). ● spoliation nom féminin (latin spoliatio) Littéraire. Action de déposséder par… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Spoliation — Spo li*a tion (sp[=o] l[i^]*[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [L. spoliatio: cf. F. spoliation. See {Spoil}, v. t.] 1. The act of plundering; robbery; deprivation; despoliation. [1913 Webster] Legal spoliation, which will impoverish one part of the community in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spoliation — Spoliation. s. f. v. Despouïllement. Avant sa spoliation … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Spoliation — (v. lat.), Beraubung, Plünderung … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Spolĭation — (lat.), Beraubung … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Spoliation — (lat.), Beraubung; spoliieren, plündern … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
spoliation — c.1400, from L. spoliationem (nom. spoliatio) a robbing, plundering, pillaging, noun of action from spoliare to plunder, rob (see SPOIL (Cf. spoil)) … Etymology dictionary
spoliation — Spoliation, Spoliatio … Thresor de la langue françoyse
spoliation — [spō΄lē ā′shən] n. [ME spoliacioun < L spoliatio: see SPOIL] 1. a spoliating or being spoliated; robbery; plundering 2. the act of spoiling or damaging 3. Law the destruction or alteration of a document by an unauthorized person … English World dictionary
Spoliation — Confiscation La confiscation est une sanction décidée par une autorité qui s approprie les biens d une personne ou d une entreprise sans contrepartie. Sommaire 1 Notions voisines 2 Confiscation générale et confiscation spécifique 3 Confiscation… … Wikipédia en Français

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