Noun: depredation ,de-pri'dey-shun
- An act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
"The village suffered from frequent depredations by bandits";
- predation
- (usually plural) a destructive action
"the depredations of age and disease";
- ravage
Derived forms: depredations
Type of: demolition, destruction, pillage, pillaging, plundering, wipeout
Encyclopedia: Depredation