DEPREDATION


Meaning of DEPREDATION in English

— depredationist , n.

/dep'ri day"sheuhn/ , n.

the act of preying upon or plundering; robbery; ravage.

[ 1475-85; depraedation- (s. of depraedatio ) a plundering, equiv. to depraedat ( us ) (see DEPREDATE) + -ion- -ION ]

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