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Webster 1913 Edition
Depredation
Depˊre-da′tion
,Noun.
[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 landWebster 1828 Edition
Depredation
DEPREDATION
,Noun.
1.
The act of plundering; a robbing; a pillaging.2.
Waste; consumption; a taking away by any act of violence. The sea often makes depredations on the land. Intemperance commits depredations on the constitution.Definition 2024
depredation
depredation
See also: déprédation
English
Noun
depredation (plural depredations)
- An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder.
- 2003, The Living Elephants: Evolutionary Ecology, Behavior, and Conservation, by R. Sukumar, page 299:
- Depredation of cultivated crops by elephants is widespread in both Africa and Asia.
- 2003, The Living Elephants: Evolutionary Ecology, Behavior, and Conservation, by R. Sukumar, page 299:
- 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. (Battle of Brice's Crossroads)
Translations
An act of consuming agricultural resources