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What does depredation mean?

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Noun
  1. An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder.
  2. A raid or predatory attack.
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Chunks of Africa are prey to sectarian and ethnic strife and to environmental depredation.
As Trotsky predicted, capitalist restoration has reduced the USSR to a pauperized wasteland prey to all the ravages of imperialist depredation.
Their supplies are cut off, and I fear some depredation from foraging parties.
By this time the Rebels had collected a very considerable force and every night committed some outrage and depredation.
Young keeps a level tone throughout, tempering the tale of depredation with a dry wit.
That, we respectfully submit, relates directly to a depredation upon the exchequer of the Commonwealth.

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