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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Depredation

/dĕpˌ-rəd-āsh'-ən/ · Dep·re·da·tion · IPA /ˌdɛpɹəˈdeɪʃən/
01 n. The act of depredating, or the state of being depredated; the act of despoiling or making inroads; as, the sea often makes depredation on t…
  1. 1.
    The act of depredating, or the state of being depredated; the act of despoiling or making inroads; as, the sea often makes depredation on the land.