despoliation

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    the act of stripping and taking by force

Word Origin

despoliation (n.)
1650s, from Late Latin despoliationem (nominative despoliatio), noun of action from Latin despoliatus, past participle of despoliare (see despoil).

Example

1. Environmentalists have long complained that gdp treats the despoliation of the planet as a plus ( via the resulting economic output ) rather than a minus ( forests destroyed ) .

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