Definition of Depridation
Dep`re*da"tion (?), n. [L.
depraedatio: cf. F. déprédation.]
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder.
- A raid or predatory attack
Union Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman had long known that his fragile supply and communication lines through Tennessee were in serious jeopardy because of depredations by Forrest's cavalry raids.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Brice%27s_Crossroads)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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