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spoliation noun

  /spoʊliˈeɪʃən/ , /spəʊliˈeɪʃn̩/
  • (countable, law) A lawsuit brought or writ issued by an incumbent against another, claiming that the latter has wrongfully taken the emoluments of a benefice.
 kanne korvausten riistosta
  • (uncountable) The action of an incumbent#Noun wrongfully depriving another of the emoluments of a benefice.
 korvausten riisto
  • (nautical, historical, uncountable) The government-sanctioned action or practice of plundering neutral ships at sea; (countable) an instance of this.
 puolueettomien alusten ryöstö
  • (uncountable, archaic) The action of spoliating, or forcibly seizing property; pillage, plunder; also, the state of having property forcibly seized; (countable) an instance of this; a robbery, a seizure.
 ryöstö, ryöväys
  • (uncountable) The intentional destruction of, or tampering with, a document so as to impair its evidentiary value.
 tuhoaminen, väärentäminen
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