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depredation \dep-ruh-DAY-shun\, noun:
1. An act of plundering or despoiling; a raid.
2. [Plural] Destructive operations; ravages.
. . .the depredations of pirates and privateers on the high seas.
-- Jacqueline Jones, American Work
Arguing for drastic measures, they cite the horrible depredations of
drug addiction.
-- Jacob Sullum, "Voodoo social policy: exorcizing the twin demons,
guns and drugs", Reason, October 1, 1994
For the moment, Kioni remains a precious fragment of the old
Mediterranean, the one that existed before the depredations of pollution and
crass, exploitative development.
-- Andrew Powell, "Hellenic heaven", Harper's Bazaar, August 1, 1994
Depredation comes from Late Latin depraedari, "to plunder," from Latin
de- + praedari, from praeda, "plunder, prey."
Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation for depredation
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