depredation
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- depredationist noun
Etymology
Origin of depredation
1475–85; < Late Latin dēpraedātiōn- (stem of dēpraedātiō ) a plundering, equivalent to dēpraedāt ( us ) ( depredate ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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It is in the interest of the free world, including the U.S., that India become better able to defend itself against Chinese depredation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
An emerging bright spot for Latin America could be Argentina, whose stocks are excluded from most indexes after years of economic depredation.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
Eventually, Fisher managed to get a depredation permit for the bear that had fed on Miller; his deputies tracked down her landlord, who as the homeowner could sign it.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025
Kandula faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to a felony charge of depredation of government property.
From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024
The illusions to which the spirit of rapine is so much exposed may give birth to an enterprize of depredation; apprehensions of any such event entertained here would necessarily give birth to preparations of defence.
From A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis Containing a Detail of the Various Crimes and Misdemeanors by which Public and Private Property and Security are, at Present, Injured and Endangered: and Suggesting Remedies for their Prevention by Colquhoun, Patrick
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