depredation

  • 31depredation — /dɛprəˈdeɪʃən/ (say depruh dayshuhn) noun a preying upon or plundering; robbery; ravage …

  • 32depredation — /depradeyshan/ The act of plundering, robbing, or pillaging. Deal v. U. S., 274 U.S. 277, 47 S.Ct. 613, 615, 71 L.Ed. 1045. In French law, pillage, waste, or spoliation of goods, particularly of the estate of a decedent …

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  • 33depredation — /depradeyshan/ The act of plundering, robbing, or pillaging. Deal v. U. S., 274 U.S. 277, 47 S.Ct. 613, 615, 71 L.Ed. 1045. In French law, pillage, waste, or spoliation of goods, particularly of the estate of a decedent …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 34depredation — The act of plundering; a robbing; a pillaging. Deal v United States, 274 US 277, 71 L Ed 1045, 47 S Ct 613. An informal, illegitimate war. 56 Am J1st War § 5 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 35depredation — see PREY …

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  • 36depredation — n. (usu. in pl.) 1 despoiling, ravaging, or plundering. 2 an instance or instances of this. Etymology: F deacutepreacutedation f. LL depraedatio (as DE , praedatio onis f. L praedari plunder) …

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  • 37Gray Wolf — Taxobox name = Gray Wolf fossil range = Late Pleistocene Recent status = LC status system = iucn3.1 trend = stable status ref =IUCN2006|assessors=Mech Boitani|year=2004|id=3746|title=Canis lupus|downloaded=2006 05 05 Database entry includes… …

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  • 38dégradation — 1. dégradation [ degradasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1486 « dégradation ecclésiastique »; bas lat. degradatio 1 ♦ Destitution infamante (d une personne) d un grade, d une dignité. Dégradation civique : peine infamante réprimant certains crimes politiques.… …

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  • 39Wolf hunting — is the practice of hunting grey wolves (Canis lupus) or other lupine animals. Wolves are mainly hunted for sport, for their skins, to protect livestock, and in some rare cases to protect humans. Wolves have been actively hunted since 12,000 to 13 …

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  • 40Wolf reintroduction — involves the artificial reestablishment of a population of wolves into areas where they had been previously extirpated. Wolf reintroduction is only considered where large tracts of suitable wilderness still exist and where certain prey species… …

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