- spoliation - (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence
--1 is a kind of destruction, devastation
Derived form: verb spoil3 - spoil, spoliation, spoilation, despoilation, despoilment, despoliation - the act of stripping and taking by force
--2 is a kind of plundering, pillage, pillaging
Derived form: verb spoil7