spoliation

nouns

(law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence
spoliation
is derived from
spoil
domain category
the collection of rules imposed by authority
"civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
jurisprudence, law
is a type of (narrower)
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
destruction, devastation
the act of stripping and taking by force
despoilation, despoilment, despoliation, spoil, spoilation, spoliation
is derived from
spoil