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despoilment

 

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Noun despoilment has 1 sense
  1. spoil, spoliation, spoilation, despoilation, despoilment, despoliation - the act of stripping and taking by force
    --1 is a kind of plundering, pillage, pillaging
    Derived forms: verb despoil1, verb despoil2

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Despoilment

Noun: The act of despoiling; the action of plundering or robbing.

Example sentence: The despoilment of the ancient tomb left historians devastated, as valuable artifacts were stolen.

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Noun: The state of being despoiled; the condition of having been plundered or robbed.

Example sentence: The despoilment of their property left the villagers in despair and poverty.

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Verb: To despoil; to plunder or rob forcefully.

Example sentence: The invaders planned to despoil the village and take all of its resources.

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