spoliation

Etymology

From Latin spoliātiō, from spoliāre + -tiō, from spolium (“skin, hide, fell”) + -āre.

noun

1. (archaic) The act of plundering or spoiling; robbery
   The shop bore even more evident signs of spoliation—that reckless wastefulness which seems the constant companion of cruelty; but little of the grocery appeared to have been touched, excepting the sweet things. 1832, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Heath's Book of Beauty, 1833, The Knife, page 121
2. Robbery or plunder in times of war; especially, the authorized act or practice of plundering neutrals at sea.
3. (law) The intentional destruction of or tampering with (a document) in such way as to impair evidentiary effect.