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English Dictionary: depredation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for depredation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
depredation n an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding [syn: depredation, predation] (usually plural) a destructive action; "the ravages of time"; "the depredations of age and disease" Synonym(s): ravage, depredation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Depredation \Dep`reda"tion\, n. [L. depraedatio: cf. F. d[82]pr[82]dation.] 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 land.