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Spoiling

of Spoil

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Decay 76% connected

To pass gradually from a sound, prosperous, or perfect state, to one of imperfection, adversity, or dissolution; to waste away; to decline; to fail;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Injury 76% connected

Any damage or violation of, the person, character, feelings, rights, property, or interests of an individual; that which injures, or occasions wrong,…

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Mildew 76% connected

A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.

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Mold 76% connected

A spot; a blemish; a mole.

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Mould 76% connected

Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to the growth of plants; soil.

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Souring 76% connected

of Sour

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Spoil 92% connected

To plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to rob; -- with of before the name of the thing taken; as, to spoil one of his goods or possession.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Bail noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

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Bail bond noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

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Bond noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

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Charge noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

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Complaint noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

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Condemnation noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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Conviction noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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Crime noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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Criminal offence noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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Criminal offense noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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Insanity plea noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time

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Judgment of conviction noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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Law-breaking noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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Partial verdict noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others

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Plea bargain noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to d…

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Plea bargaining noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to d…

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Plea of insanity noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time

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Principal noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement

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Bedevil verb · 78% connection

To spoil; to corrupt.

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Blend verb · 78% connection

To pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or corrupt; to blot; to stain.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: spoil.
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Boot noun · 78% connection

Booty; spoil.

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Booty noun · 78% connection

That which is seized by violence or obtained by robbery, especially collective spoil taken in war; plunder; pillage.

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Botch noun · 78% connection

To put together unsuitably or unskillfully; to express or perform in a bungling manner; to spoil or mar, as by unskillful work.

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Corrupt verb · 78% connection

To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.

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Deface verb · 78% connection

To destroy or mar the face or external appearance of; to disfigure; to injure, spoil, or mar, by effacing or obliterating important fe…

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Deform verb · 78% connection

To spoil the form of; to mar in form; to misshape; to disfigure.

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Despoil verb · 78% connection

To deprive for spoil; to plunder; to rob; to pillage; to strip; to divest; -- usually followed by of.

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Disappoint verb · 78% connection

To defeat of expectation or hope; to hinder from the attainment of that which was expected, hoped, or desired; to balk; as, a man is d…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: spoil.
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Foil verb · 78% connection

To blunt; to dull; to spoil; as, to foil the scent in chase.

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Forage verb · 78% connection

To wander or rove in search of food; to collect food, esp. forage, for horses and cattle by feeding on or stripping the country; to ra…

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Mar verb · 78% connection

To spoil; to ruin.

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Mistake verb · 78% connection

To make or form amiss; to spoil in making.

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Murder noun · 78% connection

To mutilate, spoil, or deform, as if with malice or cruelty; to mangle; as, to murder the king's English.

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