Plundering
noun, verb
noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 the act of stealing valuable things from a place wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of plunder form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 given to taking by force what is desired wordnet
Example
More examples"Looting, raping, and plundering are common during wartime."