spondylolisthesis (spondilolisthesis)

[NL., supposed to be the bullace.] A genus of poly- petalous trees, of the order An a card i aceæ , type [ spondylolisthesis (-et-) of the tribe Spondieæ . It is characterized by polyga- 2. The act or practice of plundering in time of war, especially of plundering neutrals at sea under authority. - 3. Eccles., the act of an incumbent in unlawfully taking the fruits of a benefice under a pretended title.-4. In law, intentional destruction of or tampering with (a document) in such way as to impair evidentiary effect. French Spoliation Act, a United States statute of 1885 (23 Stat. at Large, 283) providing for the ascertainment of the French spoliation claims. - French spoliation claims, certain claims of citizens of the United States, or their representatives, against France for illegal captures, etc., prior to the treaty of 1800-1 between the United States and France. By this treaty these claims were a umed by the United States. The first appropriation for the payment of them was made in 1891.-Writ of spoliation, a writ obtained by one of the parties to a suit in the ecclesiastical courts, suggesting that his adversary has wasted the fruits of a benefice, or unlawfully taken them to the complainant's prejudice.