v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Spoliated p. pr. & vb. n. Spoliating ] [ L. spoliatus, p. p. of spoliare to spoil. See Spoil, v. t. ] To plunder; to pillage; to despoil; to rob. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. spoliatio: cf. F. spoliation. See Spoil, v. t. ] 1. The act of plundering; robbery; deprivation; despoliation. [ 1913 Webster ]
Legal spoliation, which will impoverish one part of the community in order to corrupt the remainder. Sir G. C. Lewis. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Robbery or plunder in war; especially, the authorized act or practice of plundering neutrals at sea. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. (Law) Injury done to a document. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. spoliatif. ] Serving to take away, diminish, or rob; esp. (Med.), serving to diminish sensibly the amount of blood in the body; as, spoliative bloodletting. [ 1913 Webster ]
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