Difference between Spoil and Spoliation

What is the difference between Spoil and Spoliation?

Spoil as a noun is (also in plural: spoils) plunder taken from an enemy or victim. while Spoliation as a noun is the act of plundering or spoiling; robbery; deprivation; despoliation.

Spoil

Part of speech: noun

Definition: (Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim. Material (such as rock or earth) removed in the course of an excavation, or in mining or dredging. Tailings.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To strip or deprive (someone) of their possessions, armour etc.; to despoil. To plunder, pillage (a city, country etc.). To carry off (goods) by force; to steal. To ruin; to damage (something) in some way making it unfit for use. To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess. Of food, to become bad, sour or rancid; to decay. To render (a ballot paper) invalid by deliberately defacing it.

Example sentence: The more films and TV shows I spoil for myself, the more I am convinced that truly interesting stories can't be ruined - the plot thickens with the viewing like a rich sauce.

Spoliation

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act of plundering or spoiling; robbery; deprivation; despoliation.Robbery or plunder in times of war; especially, the authorized act or practice of plundering neutrals at sea.The intentional destruction of or tampering with (a document) in such way as to impair evidentiary effect.

We hope you now know whether to use Spoil or Spoliation in your sentence.

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