Hypertext Webster Gateway: "depredation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Depredation \Dep`re*da"tion\, n. [L. depraedatio: cf. F.
d['e]pr['e]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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
depredation
n : an act of plundering
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