† exspoliationn.
Obsolete.
The action of spoiling; the stripping (a person) of his clothes or of his spoil; a stripping off or removal.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > spoliation or depredation > [noun]
purchasec1325
ridding1347
riflinga1350
despoilingc1374
preya1375
spoilingc1380
pillagea1393
shavaldrya1400
destrition14..
pillingc1400
pillery1433
spulyieingc1440
rapinea1450
spoliationc1460
depopulation1462
spulyie1464
depredation1483
despoil1483
predationa1500
pilferya1513
pollinga1513
spoil1532
pilling and pollinga1535
pilfering1548
expilation1563
rapt1584
escheat1587
fleecing1593
spoilage1597
depilation1611
manubiary1616
pillaging1629
plundering1632
exspoliation1634
peeling1641
despoliation1658
plunder1661
plunderage1700
spoliage1806
despoilment1822
1634 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. Hist. New Test. (STC 12640.5) 268 A cruell expoliation begins that violence..mercilesse soldiers..strip thee naked.
1651 N. Biggs Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeωs ⁋205 A subitaneous expoliation of the powers.
1678 R. Russel tr. Jabir ibn Haiyan Wks. Geber i. ii. 6 The Expoliation of Accidents.
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