Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun spoliation

2 senses of spoliation

Sense 1
spoliation -- ((law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence)
       => destruction, devastation -- (the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists)

Sense 2
spoil, spoliation, spoilation, despoilation, despoilment, despoliation -- (the act of stripping and taking by force)
       => plundering, pillage, pillaging -- (the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors")