spoliation meaning

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spoliation (noun): (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence.

spoliation has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

spoliation as a noun

  1. (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence

    Type of: destruction

    Related forms: spoil

  2. the act of stripping and taking by force

    Synonyms: spoil, spoilation, despoilation, despoilment, despoliation

    Type of: plundering

    Related forms: spoil

Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SP · words ending in ON · 10-letter words

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