DESPOLIATION


Meaning of DESPOLIATION in English

/di spoh'lee ay"sheuhn/ , n.

1. the act of plundering.

2. the fact or circumstance of being plundered.

[ 1650-60; despoliation- (s. of despoliatio ), equiv. to L despoliat ( us ) (ptp. of despoliare; see DESPOIL) + -ion- -ION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .