spoilation
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Forgotten in the midst of this excitement, I sat alone and watched the work of spoilation.
From A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas by Fanny Loviot
At the beginning of the persecution they were passive, meekly submitting to reproach, spoilation, imprisonment, and death, for Christ's sake.
From Sketches of the Covenanters by J. C. McFeeters
At the end of another decade an army of Mahrattas took possession, and completed the spoilation by ripping the silver filigree-work off the ceiling of the Throne-room.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Thomas Stevens
The French spoilation claims that were being vigorously prosecuted in 1827 are yet undetermined in 1886.
From Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis by Benjamin Perley Poore
Even the glorious name of Turenne could not protect his grave from spoilation.
From The Revelation Explained by F. G. (Frederick George) Smith
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