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spoliation

noun
/spəʊliˈeɪʃn̩/UK/spoʊliˈeɪʃən/US

Etymology

From Late Middle English spoliacioun (“looting, robbery, theft; an instance of this; (ecclesiastical) wrongful deprivation of the emoluments of a benefice due to another”), from Anglo-Norman spoliacioun, espolïacion, and directly from their etymon spoliātiō (“plundering, robbing”), from spoliāre (“to deprive or strip of clothing or covering, unclothe, uncover; (by extension) to pillage, plunder; etc.”), from spolium (“hide or skin stripped off an animal; (by extension) booty, spoil; etc.”). The English word was probably also influenced by French spoliation.

  1. derived from spoliacioun
  2. inherited from spoliacioun — “looting, robbery, theft; an instance of this; (ecclesiastical) wrongful deprivation of the emoluments of a benefice due to another”

Definitions

  1. The action of spoliating, or forcibly seizing property

    The action of spoliating, or forcibly seizing property; pillage, plunder; also, the state of having property forcibly seized; (countable) an instance of this; a robbery, a seizure.

  2. The action of destroying or ruining

    The action of destroying or ruining; destruction, ruin.

    • There is much sad evidence, too, of the spoliation and dereliction of vanished industry: tips, slag-heaps and derelict colliery-screens among which the ubiquitous, nomad mountain sheep graze unconcernedly.

  3. The action of an incumbent (“holder of an ecclesiastical benefice”) wrongfully depriving…

    The action of an incumbent (“holder of an ecclesiastical benefice”) wrongfully depriving another of the emoluments of a benefice.

    • A Benefice is ſaid to be vacant de Facto, and not de Jure, vvhen the Poſſeſſion thereof is loſt by Spoliation or Intruſion, and the like: […]
  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. A lawsuit brought or writ issued by an incumbent against another, claiming that the…

      A lawsuit brought or writ issued by an incumbent against another, claiming that the latter has wrongfully taken the emoluments of a benefice.

      • [W]here one ſaith to the Patron, that his Clerk is dead, whereupon he preſents another: there the firſt Incumbent, who was ſuppoſed to be dead, may have a Spoliation againſt the other.

    2. The intentional destruction of, or tampering with, a document so as to impair its…

      The intentional destruction of, or tampering with, a document so as to impair its evidentiary value.

    3. The systematic forcible seizure of property during a crisis or state of unrest such as…

      The systematic forcible seizure of property during a crisis or state of unrest such as that caused by war, now regarded as a crime; looting, pillage, plunder; (countable) an instance of this.

      • Spoliation of Jewish property by Nazi authorities occurred on a large scale during World War II.

    4. The government-sanctioned action or practice of plundering neutral ships at sea

      The government-sanctioned action or practice of plundering neutral ships at sea; (countable) an instance of this.

The neighborhood

Derived

writ of spoliation

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for spoliation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA