despoliation

de·spo·li·a·tion  (d-spl-shn)

n.

The act of despoiling or the condition of being despoiled.

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[Late Latin dspoliti, dspolitin-, from Latin dspolitus, past participle of dspolire, to despoil; see despoil.]

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despoliation [dɪˌspəʊlɪˈeɪʃən]

n

1. the act of despoiling; plunder or pillage

2. the state of being despoiled

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despoliation

a despoiling; an act of robbery on a large scale; pillage.

See also: Theft

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

despoliation - the act of stripping and taking by force despoilation, despoilment, spoilation, spoliation, spoil pillaging, plundering, pillage - the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"