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Recent Examples of spoliation
However, the present tax system does not encourage conservation but rather encourages spoliation of our environment through greed and profit based on an income tax system.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
5 May 2026
McGinnis’ lawyer said that was tantamount to spoliation — or destruction of evidence.
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Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
The spoliation inference becomes a presumption of guilt that's incredibly challenging to overcome.
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Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Last Friday, Damien Marshall and other King & Spalding attorneys on behalf of MSG filed a memorandum of law in opposition to Oakley’s motion for what are known as spoliation sanctions, meaning a punishment for failure to preserve relevant evidence.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
14 May 2025
An attorney who allows a client to continue using their phone risks spoliation as normal usage can overwrite or erase crucial data.
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Lars Daniel,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
That amounts to spoliation, the defense claims, and should result in the dismissal of the charges against Trump.
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Perry Stein,
Washington Post,
30 June 2024
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
5 May 2026
McGinnis’ lawyer said that was tantamount to spoliation — or destruction of evidence.
—
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
The spoliation inference becomes a presumption of guilt that's incredibly challenging to overcome.
—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Last Friday, Damien Marshall and other King & Spalding attorneys on behalf of MSG filed a memorandum of law in opposition to Oakley’s motion for what are known as spoliation sanctions, meaning a punishment for failure to preserve relevant evidence.
—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
14 May 2025
An attorney who allows a client to continue using their phone risks spoliation as normal usage can overwrite or erase crucial data.
—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
That amounts to spoliation, the defense claims, and should result in the dismissal of the charges against Trump.
—
Perry Stein,
Washington Post,
30 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoliation
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In the news release, the agency said its efforts have led to lower predation on native Kokanee salmon as well as more trophy lake trout like Smith’s.
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Swimming farther than normal may also lead them into open areas or unfamiliar habitats, which puts them at greater risk of predation in turn.
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No amount of macho beatdowns in the UFC cage matches on the White House lawn will make anyone forget Epstein’s depredations.
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The striped bass shark depredations have also been occurring off Chatham’s Monomoy Island — a hotspot for seals, which attract great white sharks.
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Some have traveled farther as part of colonial-era collections — as far as the British Museum — and been returned; a story unto itself about the plundering of the natural world in the age of empire, and institutions reckoning with their inheritance.
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Living through the aftermath of Rome’s plundering in 410 by the Visigoths, Augustine keenly appreciated the fact that empires come and go.
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Long-term restoration projects address damage caused by war, weather and looting, including the broken outline of the western side.
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This looting of the Treasury has apparently been averted, following a rare revolt by Republican lawmakers.
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The people who've made it out are telling us horror stories of mass killings, of rape and pillage of women and families.
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Vikings, for example, used the extra daylight to sneak in a longer pillage sesh.
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The second — a fastball Horwitz hit about 100 mph for a double to right field — was the start of a Pirate plunder at Sutter Health Park.
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The looter’s story only came to light thanks to Bradley Gordon, an American lawyer based in Cambodia who has spent much of the last 14 years investigating the plunder of Khmer cultural heritage.
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Amid the pillaging of homes, Roman magistrates were likely sent to the city to prevent an anarchic type of existence, based on ancient literary sources the authors referenced in the study.
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In fact, researchers know that pirates – basically just thieves on the water – targeted these river boats, because Egyptian pharaohs left records grumbling about pirates and their widespread pillaging.
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Jude was painfully conscious of the despoiling of his creative talents.
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“Spoliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoliation. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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