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Webster 1913 Edition
Depredation
Depˊre-da′tion
,Noun.
[L.
depraedatio
: cf. F. déprédation
.] The act of depredating, or the state of being depredated; the act of despoiling or making inroads;
as, the sea often makes
. depredation
on the landWebster 1828 Edition
Depredation
DEPREDATION
,Noun.
1.
The act of plundering; a robbing; a pillaging.2.
Waste; consumption; a taking away by any act of violence. The sea often makes depredations on the land. Intemperance commits depredations on the constitution.