English → Latin
“spoliation” in Latin
dīreptiōplundering, pillaging, sack, sacking; stealing; rapespoliātiōrobbing, plunderingexpīlātiōpillaging, plunderingspoliōto strip, deprive or rob of covering or clothing, uncover, bare, unclothe; to strip, deprive or rob of arms or equipmentpecūlātusembezzlement of public money or property, peculation
The English word spoliation itself goes back to Latin spoliō, through spoliātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
spoliation
direptio: spoliatio: expilatio (Cic.); or by spolia; e.g., aliorum spoliis facilitates suas augere (Cic., Off., 3, 5, 22): peculatus (peculation).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for spoliation?
- The usual Latin words for “spoliation” are dīreptiō, spoliātiō, expīlātiō; also spoliō, pecūlātus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.