The act of defiling.
The state of being defiled.
The protection of the interior walls of a fortification from enfilading fire, as by covering them, or by a high parapet on the exposed side.
The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.
Detraction; depreciation.
The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.