direption

noun

di·​rep·​tion

də̇ˈrepshən

plural -s

1

obsolete : a tearing apart or away

2

archaic : despoliation

Word History

Etymology

Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin direption-, direptio, from direptus (past participle of diripere to tear apart, plunder, from di- —from dis- apart—+ -ripere, from rapere to seize and carry off) + -ion-, -io -ion

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