DEPREDATION

depredation. Depredation, n. a robbing, a spoiling, waste

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Dep′re‐da″tion (?), n. [[L. depraedatio: cf. F. déprédation.]] The act of depredating, or the state of being depredated; the act of despoiling or making inroads; as, the sea often makes depredation on the land.