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depredation

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dep·re·da·tion  (dpr-dshn)
n.
1. A predatory attack; a raid.
2. Damage or loss; ravage: "[Carnegie Hall has] withstood the wear and tear of enthusiastic music lovers and the normal depredations of time" Mechanical Engineering.
depredation
Noun
plundering; pillage [Latin depraedare to pillage]
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Noun1.depredation - an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
predation
pillaging, plundering, pillage - the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"
2.depredationdepredation - (usually plural) a destructive action; "the ravages of time"; "the depredations of age and disease"
ravage
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
demolition, wipeout, destruction - an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
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That is, if Shekels is out on depredation and I can't get hold of him.
A Horse's Tale by Twain, Mark View in context
When the Nez Perces, Flatheads, and Pends Oreilles are encamped in a dangerous neighborhood, says Captain Bonneville, the greatest care is taken of their horses, those prime articles of Indian wealth, and objects of Indian depredation.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
These form objects of traffic, or objects of depredation, and in this way pass from tribe to tribe over great tracts of country.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
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