vt injury done to a document.
2. spoliation ·vt a process for possession of a church in a spiritual court.
3. spoliation ·vt the act of plundering; robbery; deprivation; despoliation.
4. spoliation ·vt robbery or plunder in war; especially, the authorized act or practice of plundering neutrals at sea.
5. spoliation ·vt the act of an incumbent in taking the fruits of his benefice without right, but under a pretended title.