(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:00:21

Dep`re*da"tion (?), n. [L. depraedatio: cf. F. d'epr'edation.]

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.

 

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