English

Noun

despoilment ‎(plural despoilments)

1. The act of despoiling; a plundering; despoliation.
   • 1994: Noah M. Lemos, Intrinsic Value

     On such a view, the despoilment of pristine wilderness is the loss of something intrinsically good.

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References

• despoilment in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• despoilment in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913