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Definition of "predation" [pre•da•tion]

  • The act or practice of plundering or marauding. (noun)
  • The capturing of prey as a means of maintaining life. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "predation" in a sentence
  • "After that, the second section examines what he calls predation, "the systematic abuse of public institutions for private profit or equivalently, the systematic undermining of public protection for the benefit of private clients.""
  • "The second section examines what he calls predation, "the systematic abuse of public institutions for private profit or equivalently, the systematic undermining of public protection for the benefit of private clients.""
  • "(I agree with Ariel Levy that imitating men's drinking and sexual predation is a rather impoverished view of liberation.)"