1. to plunder or pillage; to rob or despoil
Usage: formal; often used in legal contexts
2. to destroy, alter, or conceal evidence
Usage: legal

Examples

• The invading army spoliated the ancient temple of its treasures.
• Pirates would spoliate merchant ships along the trade routes.
• The defendant was accused of attempting to spoliate key documents.
• Environmental activists claimed the company spoliated the natural habitat.
• The lawyer warned that spoliation of evidence could result in sanctions.
• Vandals spoliated the historic monument with graffiti.