SPOLIATIONS
Noun
spoliations
plural of spoliation
Source: Wiktionary
SPOLIATION
Spo`li*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. spoliatio; cf. F. spoliation. See Spoil,
v. t.]
1. The act of plundering; robbery; deprivation; despoliation.
Legal spoliation, which will impoverish one part of the community in
order to corrupt the remainder. Sir G. C. Lewis.
2. Robbery or plunder in war; especially, the authorized act or
practice of plundering neutrals at sea.
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.
4. (Law)
Definition: Injury done to a document.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition