Antonyms for spoliation
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : spoh-lee-ey-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌspoʊ liˈeɪ ʃən |
Definition of spoliation
Origin :- c.1400, from Latin spoliationem (nominative spoliatio) "a robbing, plundering, pillaging," noun of action from spoliare "to plunder, rob" (see spoil).
- As in pollution : noun dirtiness, contamination
- As in rape : noun defilement; a forced sexual assault
- As in violation : noun rape, defilement
- As in contamination : noun adulteration
- As in depredation : noun devastation, destruction
- As in devastation : noun destruction
- Her ruse of spoliation within the law was evidence of her shrewdness, nothing more.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Ages of spoliation and cruelty and wrong had done their work.
- Extract from : « A Short History of Spain » by Mary Platt Parmele
- We believed this policy to be our only safeguard from spoliation, and in that we were right.
- Extract from : « Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail » by Ezra Meeker
- Yet the spoliation on the spot was emphasized and even put first in the demand.
- Extract from : « The Wisdom of Father Brown » by G. K. Chesterton
- The only difference is that Spoliation has changed her agent.
- Extract from : « Sophisms of the Protectionists » by Frederic Bastiat
- The Devil, you will say, because it is he who implants in our hearts the spirit of spoliation.
- Extract from : « Sophisms of the Protectionists » by Frederic Bastiat
- Spoliation not only displaces wealth, but always destroys a portion.
- Extract from : « Sophisms of the Protectionists » by Frederic Bastiat
- Why, for the same reason: they want to continue the spoliation of the people.
- Extract from : « The Common Sense of Socialism » by John Spargo
- But human reason cannot recognize this spoliation of the Deity.
- Extract from : « Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II » by Martin Luther
- He declared that the rapacious course of the railroads in Georgia had been spoliation.
- Extract from : « Robert Toombs » by Pleasant A. Stovall
Synonyms for spoliation
- abduction
- abuse
- adulteration
- assault
- besmearing
- besmirching
- blasphemy
- blight
- burglary
- confusion
- contagion
- corruption
- crime
- criminal attack
- debasement
- decay
- decomposition
- defacement
- defacing
- defilement
- defoliation
- degradation
- demolition
- depredation
- desecration
- desolation
- despoiling
- despoilment
- despoliation
- destruction
- deterioration
- devastation
- dirtying
- disease
- dishonor
- epidemic
- filth
- forcible violation
- fouling
- foulness
- greenhouse effect
- havoc
- impairment
- impurity
- infection
- invasion
- laying waste
- loss
- maltreatment
- marauding
- mistreatment
- misuse
- molestation
- outrage
- pestilence
- pillage
- plague
- plunder
- plundering
- poisoning
- polluting
- pollution
- profanation
- radioactivation
- ransacking
- rapine
- ravages
- ravaging
- ravishment
- robbery
- rottenness
- ruin
- ruination
- sacking
- sacrilege
- soiling
- spoliation
- statutory offense
- stealing
- taint
- tainting
- theft
- uncleanness
- violation
- vitiation
- waste
- wasting
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