depredation

• Substantiv, das die Handlung des Plünderns, Raubens oder Verheerens bezeichnet, oft im Zusammenhang mit Schäden durch Überfälle oder Naturgewalten.

A noun referring to the act of plundering, looting, or causing destruction, often used in the context of damage caused by an attack or natural force.

1. Act of plundering or destroyingC2formal

   The act of attacking and stealing or destroying property, often in a violent or destructive manner.

   Plünderung

   • The village suffered from the depredations of invading armies.
   • The forest has been damaged by the depredations of illegal loggers.
   • Historical records describe the depredations of pirates along the coast.

   Synonymedespoliationdestructiondevastationlootingmaraudingpillageplunderingraidingravagingsacking

   Antonymeconservationpreservationprotection