praedātĭo, ōnis, f. [praedor],
a taking of booty , plundering , pillaging (post-Aug.).— In plur.: latrociniis ac praedationibus infestato mari, Vell. 2, 73, 3; Tac. A. 12, 29. —In sing., Lact. 5, 9; Vulg. Isa. 9, 5.
praedātiō ōnis, f praedor, a taking of booty, pillaging : regnum praedationibus augere, Ta. ...
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