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Definition of Spoliations
1. spoliation [n] - See also: spoliation
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spoliations
Literary usage of Spoliations
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries by John Austin Stevens, Benjamin Franklin DeCosta, Martha Joanna Lamb, Henry Phelps Johnston, Nathan Gilbert Pond, William Abbatt (1884)
"FRENCH Spoliations BEFORE 1801 Our relations with France, at the close of the
last century, is a part of our national history now seldom considered. ..."
2. The Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries by John Austin Stevens, Benjamin Franklin DeCosta, Martha Joanna Lamb, Henry Phelps Johnston, Nathan Gilbert Pond, William Abbatt (1884)
"FRENCH Spoliations BEFORE 1801 Our relations with France, at the close of the
last century, is a part of our national history now seldom considered. ..."
3. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1903)
""To pay the findings of the court of claims on the following claims for indemnity
for spoliations by the French prior to July thirtieth, eighteen hundred ..."
4. Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856: From Gales and by United States Congress, Thomas Hart Benton (1868)
"French Spoliations Bill. The bill providing for the payment of claims for French
spoliations prior to the year 1800, •was returned to the Senate, ..."
5. The Works of Daniel Webster by Daniel Webster, Edward Everett (1851)
"FRENCH Spoliations PRIOR TO 1800 * MR. PRESIDENT, — Before proceeding to the
discussion of the bill, I feel it to be my duty to take notice of an occurrence ..."
6. The Works of Daniel Webster by Daniel Webster (1881)
"FRENCH Spoliations PRIOR TO 1800.* MR. PRESIDENT, — Before proceeding to the
discussion of the bill, I feel it to be my duty to take notice of an occurrence ..."
7. The History of the United States: From Their Colonization to the End of the by George Tucker (1858)
"Just before Congress rose,1 a select committee made a report on French spoliations
before the year 1800, which had been the subject of numerous memorials ..."
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