What is the meaning of spoliation?

Law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence. (
The act of stripping and taking by force.
- synonyms: spoil, spoilation, despoilation, despoilment, despoliation

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APA	WordNet. (2010). Spoliation. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/spoliation/definitions/1194002
Chicago	WordNet. 2010. "Spoliation" http://smartdefine.org/spoliation/definitions/1194002 (accessed September 28, 2026).
Harvard	WordNet 2010, Spoliation, Smart Define, viewed 28 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/spoliation/definitions/1194002>.
MLA	WordNet. "Spoliation" 23 October 2010. Web. 28 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/spoliation/definitions/1194002>

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