depredation

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).

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depredation

Noun

plundering; pillage [Latin depraedare to pillage]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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.	depredation - (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