noun
- people who plunder, pillage, or destroy property; those who engage in spoliation
Usage: formal; legal context
Examples
- The ancient city fell victim to spoliators who stripped it of its treasures.
- Archaeological sites must be protected from spoliators seeking valuable artifacts.
- The court ruled against the spoliators who had damaged the historic building.
- Environmental spoliators face heavy fines for destroying protected habitats.
- Museum security was increased to prevent spoliators from stealing exhibits.
- The spoliators left nothing of value in the abandoned mansion.