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† exspoliˈation Obs.
In 7 expoliation.
[ad. L. ex(s)poliātiōn-em, n. of action f. ex(s)poliāre to spoil, f. ex- (see ex- prefix1) + spoliāre to strip, f. spolium spoil.]
The action of spoiling; the stripping (a person) of his clothes or of his spoil; a stripping off or removal.
1612–15Bp. Hall Contempl. N.T. iv. xxxii, A cruel expoliation begins that violence..merciless soldiers..strip thee naked. 1651Biggs New Disp. ⁋205 A subitaneous expoliation of the powers. 1678R. R[ussell] Geber i. ii. 6 The Expoliation of Accidents. |