Plundering

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of one who plunders; pillaging or looting; plunder.

    "Not all military exercises by human beings are forbidden. Rather, only disordered and dangerous military exercises that give rise to slayings and plunderings are forbidden."

  2. 2
    the act of stealing valuable things from a place wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of plunder form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    given to taking by force what is desired wordnet

Synonyms

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acquisitivebanditrybrigandagebrigandismdepredationdespoiling

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"Looting, raping, and plundering are common during wartime."

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