depredation
Plural: depredations
Noun
- an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
- (usually plural) a destructive action
- "the depredations of age and disease"
- An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder.
- A raid or predatory attack.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French déprédation, from Latin depraedatio.
Scrabble Score: 15
depredation: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddepredation: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
depredation: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
depredation: valid Words With Friends Word