spoliation

Noun
  1. (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence (synset 101252203)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: destruction, devastation - the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
  2. The act of stripping and taking by force (synset 100968973)
    is a type of: pillage, pillaging, plundering - the act of stealing valuable things from a place
    same as: despoilation, despoilment, despoliation, spoil, spoilation

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