depredation

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
  2. noun (usually plural) a destructive action

Etymology

From Middle French déprédation, from Latin depraedatio.

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Synonyms

predation

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