Spoliation
/ˌspoʊliˈeɪʃən/noun
The act of depriving someone of their possessions or property.
Did you know?In legal contexts, spoliation refers to the destruction of evidence, often seen as a violation of justice, linking it to ancient notions of theft and injustice.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
spoliare
“to strip off, plunder, rob”
Old French
Old French
spoliacion
“the act of plundering or robbing”
14th Century
Middle English
spoliacioun
“the act or instance of plundering or wrongful taking”
Modern English
English
spoliation
“the act of destroying or removing property, especially in a legal context.”