spoliation noun. [spǝʊlɪ'eɪʃ(ǝ)n] LME.
[Latin spoliatio(n-), formed as SPOLIATE: see -ATION.]
1. The action or an act of pillaging; (a) seizure of goods or property by violent means. Also, the condition of being pillaged. LME.

2. Ecclesiastical. The taking of the fruits of a benefice properly belonging to another; a writ or suit brought by one incumbent against another holding the same benefice in such a situation. LME.

3. Law. The action of destroying, mutilating, or altering a document so as to prevent its being used as evidence. M18.

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