3. (Eccl. Law) (a) The act of an incumbent in taking the fruits of his benefice without right, but under a pretended title. Blackstone. (b) A process for possession of a church in a spiritual court.
4. (Law)
Defn: Injury done to a document.
SPOLIATIVE
Spo"li*a*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. spoliatif.]
Defn: Serving to take away, diminish, or rob; esp. (Med.), serving to diminish sensibily the amount of blood in the body; as, spoliative bloodletting.
SPOLIATOR
Spo"li*a`tor, n.
Defn: One who spoliates; a spoiler.
SPOLIATORY
Spo"li*a*to*ry, a.
Defn: Tending to spoil; destructive; spoliative.
SPONDAIC; SPONDAICAL Spon*da"ic, Spon*da"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. spondaicus, spondiacus, Gr. spondaïque.]