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Recent Examples of spoliation
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.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 May 2025
Chain of Custody Issues: The longer the delay between an incident and preserving mobile evidence, the more opportunities exist for spoliation claims about data modification or tampering.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 24 Mar. 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
The West should also prepare for a Russia that inflicts even greater spoliation on a global scale—but not drive it to do so.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
Epic filed a motion to sanction Google for alleged spoliation of evidence in October.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2023
The motion for spoliation sanctions is the latest move in the lawsuit by the widow of Kobe Bryant for severe emotional distress after learning that deputies and firefighters shared gruesome images of the crash scene where her husband, daughter Gianna and seven others died in January 2020.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2021
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
Chain of Custody Issues: The longer the delay between an incident and preserving mobile evidence, the more opportunities exist for spoliation claims about data modification or tampering.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 24 Mar. 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
The West should also prepare for a Russia that inflicts even greater spoliation on a global scale—but not drive it to do so.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
Epic filed a motion to sanction Google for alleged spoliation of evidence in October.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2023
The motion for spoliation sanctions is the latest move in the lawsuit by the widow of Kobe Bryant for severe emotional distress after learning that deputies and firefighters shared gruesome images of the crash scene where her husband, daughter Gianna and seven others died in January 2020.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoliation
Noun
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The Socorro dove and the Socorro elf owl became extinct in the wild due to predation and habitat loss, while other species like Townsend’s shearwater were pushed to the brink.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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There is a vast tide of Imperial functionaries, from soldiers to bureaucrats to technicians, all conforming to survive the predations of the Emperor’s whims.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Vikings, for example, used the extra daylight to sneak in a longer pillage sesh.—
Corey Buhay,
Outside Online,
19 June 2025
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Otherwise, illicit actors will continue to profit from their pillage.—
Justyna Gudzowska,
Foreign Affairs,
2 June 2025
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California was also a land of plunder, a place where rampant capitalism had merged with unrealistic fantasy.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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At the Jeu de Paume museum, Valland took many risks to safeguard its treasures and record the massive plunder of artwork across France.—
Pat Tompkins,
AFAR Media,
18 June 2025
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Some German reporters and pundits asked whether such a style might be more sabotage than bravery.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
20 July 2025
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Russia is disrupting trajectories of satellites to jam them or spy on them, is involved in undersea infrastructure sabotage, and leads disinformation campaigns in France and Africa, Burkhard said Friday.—
Angela Charlton,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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Weary of dealing with angry calls from the mayor about Frank’s blithe trail of city property destruction, police chief Davis (CCH Pounder) warns him to play nice with major donor Kane, since Police Squad’s funding is at risk.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 July 2025
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Unfortunately for the over 200 families and individuals renting at Acacia Cliffs, the City Council has incentivized our displacement and the destruction of 290 of the most affordable apartments in West Austin.—
Shonda Novak,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Spoliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoliation. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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