Definition for Spoliation:

• ( law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence

Synonyms for Spoliation:

• n.

  •act (noun)
  • spoliation.
  •adulteration (noun)
  • contamination.
  •contamination (noun)
  • dirtying,
  • filth,
  • foulness,
  • infection,
  • disease,
  • epidemic,
  • corruption,
  • poisoning,
  • taint,
  • impurity,
  • contagion,
  • plague,
  • decay,
  • pestilence,
  • defilement.
  •depredation (noun)
  • desecration,
  • laying waste,
  • crime,
  • theft,
  • marauding,
  • ravaging,
  • robbery,
  • ransacking,
  • stealing,
  • rapine,
  • sacking,
  • burglary,
  • desolation,
  • sackings,
  • wasting,
  • Despoiling,
  • plunder.
  •despoilation (noun)
  • despoilation.
  •despoilment (noun)
  • despoilment.
  •despoliation (noun)
  • despoliation.
  •devastation (noun)
  • loss,
  • ravages,
  • ruination,
  • confusion,
  • ruin,
  • demolition.
  •plundering (noun)
  • raid,
  • attack.
  •pollution (noun)
  • blight,
  • vitiation,
  • soilings,
  • greenhouse effect,
  • impairment,
  • uncleanness,
  • profanation,
  • soiling,
  • decomposition,
  • adulteration,
  • Fouling,
  • abuse,
  • deterioration,
  • misuse,
  • Polluting,
  • Besmearing,
  • Tainting,
  • Besmirching.
  •rape (noun)
  • maltreatment,
  • molestations,
  • molestation,
  • plunderings,
  • forcible violation,
  • statutory offense,
  • abduction,
  • criminal attack.
  •spoil (noun)
  • spoil.
  •spoilation (noun)
  • spoilation.
  •violation (noun)
  • defacement,
  • degradation,
  • assault,
  • blasphemy,
  • Defacing,
  • dishonor,
  • debasement,
  • outrage,
  • invasion.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • damage.
  •contamination
  • pollution.
  •piracy
  • vandalism.

Antonyms for Spoliation:

• n.

  • contamination
    healing, cure, sterility, purification, cleaning, sterilization, cleanliness.
  • depredation
    construction, boon, wonder, goodness, miracle.
  • devastation
    creation, building.
  • violation
    obedience, honor, reverence, observance, piety.

Spoliation Sentence Examples:

• Though regretting the surrender of the Cape, and the uncertainty of the fate of Malta, he considered the acquisition of Ceylon and Trinidad most beneficial; and he hailed with satisfaction a peace which saved Turkey and Portugal from spoliation.

• The judges upheld the opposition of my guardians, and refused to allow a further spoliation of the estate, but they did not grant the accounting my guardians asked, because the proceeds of the former sales were entirely at the disposal of my uncle, and were sanctioned by the law to permit him to live as befitted his station.

Homophones for Spoliation:

• split down, spelldown, subpopulation, spoilation, sibilation, sexploitation, spallation.

Hyponym for Spoliation:

• n.

  • act
    devastation, destruction.