Look up: spoliation

1. spoliation
   [n] - (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence
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2. Spoliation
   Spo`li·a'tion noun [ Latin spoliatio ; confer French spoliation . See Spoil , transitive verb ] 1. The act of plundering; robbery; deprivation; despoliation. « Legal spoliation , which...
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3. spoliation
   1. The act of plundering; robbery; deprivation; despoliation. 'Legal spoliation, which will impoverish one part of the community in order to corrupt the remainder.' (Sir G. C. Lewis) ... 2. Robbery or plunder in war; especially, the authorised act or practice of plundering neutrals at sea. ... 3. Th...
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4. Spoliation
   • (v. t.) Robbery or plunder in war; especially, the authorized act or practice of plundering neutrals at sea. • (v. t.) The act of an incumbent in taking the fruits of his benefice without right, but under a pretended title. • (v. t.) Injury done to a document. • (v. t.) The act...
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5. Spoliation
   Destruction of a thing by the act of a stranger; as, the erasure or alteration of a writing by the act of a stranger, is called spoliation. This has not the effect to destroy its character or legal effect. By spoliation is also understood the total destruction of a thing; as, the spoliation of paper...
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