Spoliation

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt Injury done to a document.

II. Spoliation ·vt A process for possession of a church in a spiritual court.

III. Spoliation ·vt The act of plundering; robbery; deprivation; despoliation.

IV. Spoliation ·vt Robbery or plunder in war; especially, the authorized act or practice of plundering neutrals at sea.

V. Spoliation ·vt The act of an incumbent in taking the fruits of his benefice without right, but under a pretended title.

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