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Despoliation
Despoliation De*spo`li*a"tion, n. [L. despoliatio. See Despoil.] A stripping or plundering; spoliation. --Bailey.
Exspoliation
Exspoliation Ex*spo`li*a"tion, n. [L. exspoliatio, fr. exspoliare to spoil, to plunder; ex out, from + spoliare. See Spoliate.] Spoliation. [Obs. or R.] --Bp. Hall.
Spoliate
Spoliate Spo"li*ate, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Spoliated; p. pr. & vb. n. Spoliating.] [L. spoliatus, p. p. of spoliare spoil. See Spoil, v. t.] To plunder; to pillage; to despoil; to rob.
Spoliated
Spoliate Spo"li*ate, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Spoliated; p. pr. & vb. n. Spoliating.] [L. spoliatus, p. p. of spoliare spoil. See Spoil, v. t.] To plunder; to pillage; to despoil; to rob.
Spoliating
Spoliate Spo"li*ate, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Spoliated; p. pr. & vb. n. Spoliating.] [L. spoliatus, p. p. of spoliare spoil. See Spoil, v. t.] To plunder; to pillage; to despoil; to rob.
Spoliation
Spoliation Spo`li*a"tion, n. [L. spoliatio; cf. F. spoliation. See Spoil, v. t.] 1. The act of plundering; robbery; deprivation; despoliation. Legal spoliation, which will impoverish one part of the community in order to corrupt the remainder. --Sir G. C. Lewis. 2. Robbery or plunder in war; especially, the authorized act or practice of plundering neutrals at sea. 3. (Eccl. Law) (a) The act of an incumbent in taking the fruits of his benefice without right, but under a pretended title. --Blackstone. (b) A process for possession of a church in a spiritual court. 4. (Law) Injury done to a document.
Spoliative
Spoliative Spo"li*a*tive, a. [Cf. F. spoliatif.] Serving to take away, diminish, or rob; esp. (Med.), serving to diminish sensibily the amount of blood in the body; as, spoliative bloodletting.
Spoliator
Spoliator Spo"li*a`tor, n. One who spoliates; a spoiler.
Spoliatory
Spoliatory Spo"li*a*to*ry, a. Tending to spoil; destructive; spoliative.

Meaning of Spolia from wikipedia

- Spolia (Latin: "spoils"; sg.: spolium) are stones taken from an old structure and repurposed for new construction or decorative purposes. It is the result...
- The spolia opima ("rich spoils") were the armour, arms, and other effects that an ancient Roman general stripped from the body of an opposing commander...
- Spolia (spoils) is a Latin word that occurs in the following contexts: Spolia, building rubble re-used Spoils of victory, especially Spolia opima, arms...
- Marcellus gained the most prestigious award a Roman general could earn, the spolia opima, for killing the Gallic military leader and king Viridomarus in single...
- Salmacida Spolia was the last masque performed at the English Court before the outbreak of the English Civil War. Written by Sir William Davenant, with...
- have gained spolia 23 times. The higher the rank of the opponent killed in combat, the more prestigious the spolia, and none more so than spolia duci hostium...
- protection. The Themistoclean Wall was completed in 479 BC and built with spolia, old materials, in this case destro**** temples, statues, and other ruins...
- figure of the Second Punic War, who was five times consul, and won the spolia opima, defeating and killing the Gallic king, Viridomarus, in single combat...
- was reused, which since at least the early 16th century became known as spolia. Through the process of case-hardening, granite becomes harder with age...
- Fulda, Corvey, Trier, Müstair, Mals, Naturns, Cividale, Brescia and Milan. Spolia is the Latin term for "spoils" and is used to refer to the taking or appropriation...