spoliation \spo-lee-AY-shun\ (noun) - 1 : The act of pillaging and plundering. 2 : Seizure of neutral ships at sea in time of war. 3 : The deliberate destruction or alteration of a document.
"Before the company's acquisition and inevitable subsequent downsizing were even officially announced the spoliation had commenced, with nary a wheeled chair, box of paper clips, or red stapler left untouched."
From Middle English, from Latin spoliation- (stem of spoliatio), from spoliatus, past participle of spoliare (to spoil).
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