/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 ]
/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 . 2012