spoliation in Persian
تاراج târâj
/spəʊliˈeɪʃn̩//spoʊliˈeɪʃən/
spoliation in Persian: تاراج (târâj), یغما (yaġmâ). In English, spoliation means the action of spoliating, or forcibly seizing property; pillage, plunder; also, the state of having property forcibly seized; (countable) an instance of this; a robbery, a seizure.
Persian words for spoliation
- 1. (uncountable) action of spoliating, or forcibly seizing property; state of having property forcibly seized — see also pillage, plunder, despoliation, exspoliation
- تاراج târâj, یغما yaġmâ
English meaning of spoliation
- noun The action of spoliating, or forcibly seizing property; pillage, plunder; also, the state of having property forcibly seized; (countable) an instance of this; a robbery, a seizure.
- noun The action of destroying or ruining; destruction, ruin.
- noun The action of an incumbent (“holder of an ecclesiastical benefice”) wrongfully depriving another of the emoluments of a benefice.
- noun A lawsuit brought or writ issued by an incumbent against another, claiming that the latter has wrongfully taken the emoluments of a benefice.
spoliation in a sentence
- Spoliation of Jewish property by Nazi authorities occurred on a large scale during World War II.
Synonyms of spoliation
spoliation in other languages
Questions about spoliation in Persian
- What is the meaning of spoliation in Persian?
- Spoliation in Persian is تاراج (târâj), یغما (yaġmâ).
- معنی spoliation چیست؟
- Spoliation: تاراج (târâj), یغما (yaġmâ).
- What does spoliation mean in English?
- Spoliation means the action of spoliating, or forcibly seizing property; pillage, plunder; also, the state of having property forcibly seized; (countable) an instance of this; a robbery, a seizure.
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