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spoliation

[spoh-lee-ey-shuhn] / ˌspoʊ liˈeɪ ʃən /








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Tate director Maria Balshaw said it was "a profound privilege to help reunite this work with its rightful heirs" and that she was "delighted to see the spoliation process working successfully to make this happen".

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025

There is usually an artist somewhere at the bottom of that story of spoliation.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2022

Other counts mentioned in the suit include negligence and negligence per see, intentional spoliation of evidence, negligent entrustment of chattel, negligent hiring, training and supervision and more.

From Fox News • Feb. 7, 2022

Bryant’s attorneys are seeking what are known as spoliation sanctions against county, arguing that because the Sheriff’s Department and the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2021

In the present case, on the contrary, it was the loss of the father which had given opportunity for the spoliation of a child.

From Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 by Barine, Arvede