Spoliation

Spoliation
Spoliation Spo`li*a"tion (sp[=o]"l[i^]*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. spoliatio: cf. F. spoliation. See {Spoil}, v. t.] 1. The act of plundering; robbery; deprivation; despoliation. [1913 Webster]

Legal spoliation, which will impoverish one part of the community in order to corrupt the remainder. --Sir G. C. Lewis. [1913 Webster]

2. Robbery or plunder in war; especially, the authorized act or practice of plundering neutrals at sea. [1913 Webster]

3. (Eccl. Law) (a) The act of an incumbent in taking the fruits of his benefice without right, but under a pretended title. --Blackstone. (b) A process for possession of a church in a spiritual court. [1913 Webster]

4. (Law) Injury done to a document. [1913 Webster]


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  • spoliation — [ spɔljasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1425; lat. spoliatio ♦ Didact. Action de spolier; son résultat. « Les acquéreurs se feraient [...] complices de la spoliation » (Romains). ● spoliation nom féminin (latin spoliatio) Littéraire. Action de déposséder par… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • spoliation — spo·li·a·tion /ˌspō lē ā shən/ n 1: the destruction, alteration, or mutilation of evidence esp. by a party for whom the evidence is damaging 2: alteration or mutilation of an instrument (as a will) by one who is not a party to the instrument… …   Law dictionary

  • spoliation — Spoliation. s. f. v. Despouïllement. Avant sa spoliation …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Spoliation — (v. lat.), Beraubung, Plünderung …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Spolĭation — (lat.), Beraubung …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Spoliation — (lat.), Beraubung; spoliieren, plündern …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • spoliation — c.1400, from L. spoliationem (nom. spoliatio) a robbing, plundering, pillaging, noun of action from spoliare to plunder, rob (see SPOIL (Cf. spoil)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • spoliation — Spoliation, Spoliatio …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • spoliation — [spō΄lē ā′shən] n. [ME spoliacioun < L spoliatio: see SPOIL] 1. a spoliating or being spoliated; robbery; plundering 2. the act of spoiling or damaging 3. Law the destruction or alteration of a document by an unauthorized person …   English World dictionary

  • Spoliation — Confiscation La confiscation est une sanction décidée par une autorité qui s approprie les biens d une personne ou d une entreprise sans contrepartie. Sommaire 1 Notions voisines 2 Confiscation générale et confiscation spécifique 3 Confiscation… …   Wikipédia en Français

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