DEPREDATION

depredation, predation

(noun) an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding

ravage, depredation

(noun) (usually plural) a destructive action; “the ravages of time”; “the depredations of age and disease”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

depredation (countable and uncountable, plural depredations)

An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder.

A raid or predatory attack.

Source: Wiktionary

Dep`re*da"tion, n. Etym: [L. depraedatio: cf. F. déprédation.]

Definition: The act of depredating, or the state of being depredated; the act of despoiling or making inroads; as, the sea often makes depredation on the land.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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