praedātĭo: ōnis, f. id.,I a taking of booty, plundering, pillaging (post-Aug.).— In plur.: latrociniis ac praedationibus infestato mari, Vell. 2, 73, 3; Tac. A. 12, 29. —In <number opt="n">sing.</number>, Lact. 5, 9; Vulg. Isa. 9, 5.