despoliation
Americannoun
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the act of plundering.
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the fact or circumstance of being plundered.
noun
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the act of despoiling; plunder or pillage
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the state of being despoiled
Etymology
Origin of despoliation
1650–60; < Late Latin dēspoliātiōn- (stem of dēspoliātiō ), equivalent to Latin dēspoliāt ( us ) (past participle of dēspoliāre; see despoil) + -iōn- -ion
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Matt: Environmental despoliation appears multiple times in “Andor.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
But the application of modern science and engineering to economic affairs also set in motion a ruinous despoliation of the planet.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2021
Others, including conservationists and environmentalists, fear pollution and despoliation.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 28, 2020
These are stories of painful awakenings and refusals of innocence, emerging out of the ashes of the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, despoliation and environmental plunder.
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2018
These were heart-breaking tales, with, here and there, a golden thread of humour showing up in the black fabric of despoliation and defeat.
From Seeds of Pine by Janey Canuck
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