DEPREDATION


Meaning of DEPREDATION in English

[ ˌdɛprɪ'deɪʃ(ə)n ]

■ noun (usu. ~s ) an act of attacking or plundering.

Origin

C15: from Fr. déprédation , from late L. depraedatio(n-) , from depraedari 'to plunder'.

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