An act of plundering and pillaging and marauding.
(Usually plural) a destructive action.
1 The clematis root disease is the depredation of a nematode or eel-worm.
2 From that period, the scourge of Norman depredation became gradually less felt.
3 But even cottage property scarcely seems safe from legislative depredation now, sir.
4 Fourth and fifth fingers on right hand missing, probably rodent depredation .
5 His depredation involved him in no suspicion; his changing features rendered recognition impossible.
6 The practice of living by depredation runs in families, and clings to individuals.
7 His estate was ravaged, and subjected to constant waste and depredation .
8 Brigandage has involved a great deal of depredation upon foreign interests.
9 War, however, may become a less losing business than unresisted depredation .
10 The altar still remains pretty perfect notwithstanding the ravages of time and wanton depredation .
11 Here alone was disclosed evidence in plenty of deliberate purpose, of skilfully planned depredation .
12 By this untimely depredation they plundered the owner of his property, without enriching themselves.
13 I tried to be faithful to our articles of depredation ; but there came a limit.
14 Mr. Mickley himself intimated that he suspected the quarter from which the depredation had come.
15 That is, if Shekels is out on depredation and I can't get hold of him.
16 Tell us, please, how many to-day did you thus incite to future laziness and depredation ?
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