despoilment meaning

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despoilment (noun): the act of stripping and taking by force.

Definition of despoilment

  1. the act of stripping and taking by force

    Synonyms: spoil, spoliation, spoilation, despoilation, despoliation

    Type of: plundering

    Related forms: despoil

Word lists: words starting with DE · words ending in NT · 11-letter words

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