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spoliation

[spoh-lee-ey-shuhn] / ˌspoʊ liˈeɪ ʃən /








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Tate director Maria Balshaw said it was "a profound privilege to help reunite this work with its rightful heirs" and that she was "delighted to see the spoliation process working successfully to make this happen".

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025

Marigold’s lawsuit also sought texts from Kaushik and Hatley via subpoenas, but the lobbyists had deleted their texts “and produced none in response to the subpoenas,” according to the spoliation motion.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 24, 2022

Other counts mentioned in the suit include negligence and negligence per see, intentional spoliation of evidence, negligent entrustment of chattel, negligent hiring, training and supervision and more.

From Fox News • Feb. 7, 2022

Bryant’s attorneys are seeking what are known as spoliation sanctions against county, arguing that because the Sheriff’s Department and the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2021

The prosecutions of Albi caused general terror, for the victims were universally thought to be good Catholics, selected for spoliation on account of their wealth.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles