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Meanings of spoilation in English

Portuguese
furto
Catalan
despullament

The act of stripping and taking by force.

        furto
        Usage of spoilation in English
        1
        At the beginning of the persecution they were passive, meekly submitting to reproach, spoilation, imprisonment, and death, for Christ's sake.
        Sketches of the Covenanters
        2
        The claims of our citizens against Sweden, Denmark and Brazil, for spoilations of commerce, were satisfactorily consummated.
        Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams / Sixth President ...
        3
        "Civilization is a development through blood and spoilation," the architect remarked.
        The City of Domes : a walk with an architect about the courts an...
        4
        Mr. Alexander C. M. Pennington, as chairman of that committee, handed me the voluminous papers in reference to the French Spoilation Claims.
        Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet / ...
        Translations for spoilation
        Spoilation through the time