🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

espoliación

Pronunciation / Transliteration: espoliación

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Spoliation/ˌspoʊliˈeɪʃən/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La espoliación de pruebas puede llevar a un juicio injusto."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of taking something from someone unlawfully or wrongfully.

    "The spoliation of evidence can lead to a mistrial."
  2. 2

    In law, the wrongful destruction or alteration of evidence.

    "The defense argued that the spoliation of documents compromised the integrity of the case."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'spoliation' originates from the Latin word 'spoliatio', meaning 'the act of stripping or plundering'. It evolved through Middle French 'spoliation', retaining its legal connotation related to the wrongful deprivation of property or rights.

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