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Word for the Day: Spoliation
https://www.merriam-webster.com ^ | 02 April 2021 | Red Badger

Posted on 04/02/2021 9:20:30 AM PDT by Red Badger

spoliation noun

spo·​li·​a·​tion | \ ˌspō-lē-ˈā-shən \

Definition of spoliation:

1a: the act of plundering b: the state of having been plundered especially in war 2: the act of injuring especially beyond reclaim

Examples of spoliation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web:

Attorneys working for Daugherty discovered that in 2018 and sought to charge the hospital with spoliation of evidence. — al, "$2.5 million settlement in Alabama police shooting, gun found at hospital left unresolved," 23 Mar. 2021

The spoliation of evidence claim is related to a box of police overtime audit records that vanished within the department in 2018, court records show.

— Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, "'He won': Cincinnati to pay police captain $70K to end federal lawsuit," 18 Sep. 2020


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1 posted on 04/02/2021 9:20:30 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: xsmommy; Louis Foxwell; secret garden; VRWCmember; SoothingDave; Texan5; NicknamedBob; ...

Word for the Day Ping!............................


2 posted on 04/02/2021 9:21:06 AM PDT by Red Badger ("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
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To: Red Badger

This is not very clear.

What it means in court is that if you destroy evidence, it can be presumed that it contained evidence detrimental to your case.


3 posted on 04/02/2021 9:24:56 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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To: Red Badger

“Spoliation...the state of having been plundered.”

Ex-spoliation...the state of having been unplundered.”


4 posted on 04/02/2021 9:26:40 AM PDT by moovova (Yo GOP....we won't forget.)
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To: moovova

Supecalifragilistic-Ex-spoliation - The act of having been plundered by Disney...............


5 posted on 04/02/2021 9:28:12 AM PDT by Red Badger ("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
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To: Red Badger

6 posted on 04/02/2021 9:31:10 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: Mr. K

Legal, medical and scientific terms can get specialized..................


7 posted on 04/02/2021 9:32:29 AM PDT by Red Badger ("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
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To: Mr. K

More Definitions for spoliation:

spoliation noun
spo·​li·​a·​tion | \ ˌspō-lē-ˈā-shən \
Legal Definition of spoliation
1: the destruction, alteration, or mutilation of evidence especially 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


8 posted on 04/02/2021 9:36:22 AM PDT by Red Badger ("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
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To: Red Badger

Thank you.

I was addressing more its legal application, as used in court


9 posted on 04/02/2021 9:48:34 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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To: Red Badger

Ah, so the current bill is properly title “Infrastructure spoliation”....?


10 posted on 04/02/2021 10:13:21 AM PDT by G Larry (Authority is vested in those to whom it applies.)
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To: Red Badger

It was an all out war, not an election, and Sleepy Joe’s people were not above cheating. Thus Joe won the spoliation and the presidency. Lesson learned. Do we fight back or submit?


11 posted on 04/02/2021 10:30:06 AM PDT by tioga
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To: Red Badger
May I suggest a word for the day? “Craven’’.

Contemptibly lacking in courage, cowardly. The GOP's craven collapse in the face of Democrats ruinous spending renders them unfit to hold office.

12 posted on 04/02/2021 10:44:17 AM PDT by jmacusa (The result of conformity is everyone will like you but yourself.)
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To: jmacusa
May I suggest a word for the day? “Craven’’.

Too scary. - Wes........................

13 posted on 04/02/2021 10:46:38 AM PDT by Red Badger ("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
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To: Red Badger

Are they gonna’ get rid of blacktop?


14 posted on 04/02/2021 11:50:02 AM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: mass55th

Replace with assphalt?.............


15 posted on 04/02/2021 11:55:33 AM PDT by Red Badger ("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
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To: Red Badger
"Replace with assphalt?............."

ROFL!!

16 posted on 04/02/2021 11:58:53 AM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: Red Badger

Yeah, well, there’s enough espollen around right now to be blockin’ all my sinuseseses ... Over 4000 in Atlanta area right now.


17 posted on 04/02/2021 8:16:04 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (Method, motive, and opportunity: No morals, shear madness and hatred by those who cheat.)
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