DIREPTION


Meaning of DIREPTION in English

də̇ˈrepshən noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin direption-, direptio, from direptus (past participle of diripere to tear apart, plunder, from di- — from dis- apart — + -ripere, from rapere to seize and carry off) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at dis- , rapid

1. obsolete : a tearing apart or away

2. archaic : despoliation

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