What does Spoliation mean?
Definitions for Spoliation
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Princeton's WordNet
spoliationnoun
(law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence
spoil, spoliation, spoilation, despoilation, despoilment, despoliationnoun
the act of stripping and taking by force
Wiktionary
spoliationnoun
The act of plundering or spoiling; robbery; deprivation; despoliation.
spoliationnoun
Robbery or plunder in times of war; especially, the authorized act or practice of plundering neutrals at sea.
spoliationnoun
The intentional destruction of or tampering with (a document) in such way as to impair evidentiary effect.
Etymology: From spoliatio
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Spoliationnoun
The act of robbery or privation.
Etymology: spoliation, French; spoliatio, Latin.
An ecclesiastical benefice is sometimes void de jure & facto, and sometimes de facto, and not de jure; as when a man suffers a spoliation by his own act. John Ayliffe, Parergon.
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spoliation
Spoliation refers to the destruction, alteration, loss, or intentional tampering of evidence relevant to a legal proceeding, making it inaccessible or unusable for potential use in court. This can also refer to the ruined or diminished state of something as a direct result of the negligent, willful, or unlawful destruction or harm.
Webster Dictionary
Spoliationverb
the act of plundering; robbery; deprivation; despoliation
Spoliationverb
robbery or plunder in war; especially, the authorized act or practice of plundering neutrals at sea
Spoliationverb
the act of an incumbent in taking the fruits of his benefice without right, but under a pretended title
Spoliationverb
a process for possession of a church in a spiritual court
Spoliationverb
injury done to a document
Etymology: [L. spoliatio: cf. F. spoliation. See Spoil, v. t.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Spoliation in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Spoliation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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