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despoilment::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | despoilation, despoliation, spoil, spoilation, spoliation |
| Type of | pillage, pillaging, plundering |
| Derivation | despoil |
Examples of despoilment
despoilment
He denounced the thoughtless despoilment of the outdoors without condemning hunters or fishermen.
From the latimes.com
Environmentalists see the discounts as a guarantee of despoilment and Clinton's act as political cowardice.
From the time.com
Wind power faces stiff opposition from conservative politicians who object to what they see as taxpayer despoilment of the countryside.
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So what's this woefully insufficient tribute come to, such that Mr Saverin may be so bitterly denounced for exploitation and despoilment?
From the economist.com
As he began to scratch at the bush-meat trade, to troll the markets, to visit the logging camps, he started to wonder if he was contributing to the continent's despoilment.
From the time.com
- Spoil: the act of stripping and taking by force
- The act of despoiling; a plundering; despoliation
