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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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