单词 | spoliation |
释义 | spoliation n.   1. a plunder or pillage, esp. of neutral vessels in war. b extortion.   2. Eccl. the taking of the fruits of a benefice under a pretended title etc.   3. Law the destruction, mutilation, or alteration, of a document to prevent its being used as evidence. Derivatives spoliator n. spoliatory adj. Etymology: ME f. L spoliatio (as SPOIL) |
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