spoliation

spoliation
A material, but unauthorized, alteration of an instrument by a stranger without privity with any of the parties to the instrument, such being without effect upon the validity of the instrument if it can be shown by evidence what the language was as it originally stood. 4 Am J2d Alt Inst § 14. Alterations made in a will by a stranger to the instrument, without the knowledge of the testator. 57 Am J1st Wills § 513. A plundering or devastation, as by an invading force. Pillaging, plundering, and robbing. Wichita Royalty Co. v City Nat. Bank (CA5 Tex) 109 F2d 299.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • spoliation — [ spɔljasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1425; lat. spoliatio ♦ Didact. Action de spolier; son résultat. « Les acquéreurs se feraient [...] complices de la spoliation » (Romains). ● spoliation nom féminin (latin spoliatio) Littéraire. Action de déposséder par… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • spoliation — spo·li·a·tion /ˌspō lē ā shən/ n 1: the destruction, alteration, or mutilation of evidence esp. by a party for whom the evidence is damaging 2: alteration or mutilation of an instrument (as a will) by one who is not a party to the instrument… …   Law dictionary

  • Spoliation — Spo li*a tion (sp[=o] l[i^]*[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [L. spoliatio: cf. F. spoliation. See {Spoil}, v. t.] 1. The act of plundering; robbery; deprivation; despoliation. [1913 Webster] Legal spoliation, which will impoverish one part of the community in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spoliation — Spoliation. s. f. v. Despouïllement. Avant sa spoliation …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Spoliation — (v. lat.), Beraubung, Plünderung …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Spolĭation — (lat.), Beraubung …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Spoliation — (lat.), Beraubung; spoliieren, plündern …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • spoliation — c.1400, from L. spoliationem (nom. spoliatio) a robbing, plundering, pillaging, noun of action from spoliare to plunder, rob (see SPOIL (Cf. spoil)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • spoliation — Spoliation, Spoliatio …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • spoliation — [spō΄lē ā′shən] n. [ME spoliacioun < L spoliatio: see SPOIL] 1. a spoliating or being spoliated; robbery; plundering 2. the act of spoiling or damaging 3. Law the destruction or alteration of a document by an unauthorized person …   English World dictionary

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