Spoliation: Generally, the destruction of evidence. Stack or Stacking: In Pennsylvania automobile insurance law, purchasers of insurance have the option to "stack" uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage.
SPOLIATION, torts. Destruction of a thing by the act of a stranger; as, the erasure or alteration of a writing by the act of a stranger, is called spoliation. This has not the effect to destroy its character or legal effect. 1 Greenl. Ev.
Spoliation Definition - Noun 1 : the destruction, alteration, or mutilation of evidence esp. by a party for whom the evidence is damaging 2 : alteration or mutilation of an instrument (as a will) by one who is not a party to the instrument ...
A spoliation, on the contrary, will not affect the legal character of the instrument, so long as the original writing remains legible; and, if it be a deed, any trace of the seal remains. --b-- ...
Expanded Legal Definition of Split CustodySpoliation The intentional destruction of evidence.
President John Adams, who had succeeded George Washington, was authorized to employ the navy to protect American merchant ships from French spoliation in the Atlantic Ocean.
See also: Will, Witness, Service, Information, Time
 
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