depredation

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A raid or predatory attack.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌdɛpɹəˈdeɪʃən/
Etymology

From Middle French déprédation, from Latin depraedatio.

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