plundering

Definition of Plundering in English :

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Noun

1. pillage, pillaging, plundering

the act of stealing valuable things from a place

Example Sentences:
'the plundering of the Parthenon'
'his plundering of the great authors'

Adjective

2. plundering

given to taking by force what is desired

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Plundering

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verb

1.

to steal (valuables, goods, sacred items, etc) from (a town, church, etc) by force, esp in time of war; loot

2. (transitive)

to rob or steal (choice or desirable things) from (a place)

to plunder an orchard

noun

3.

anything taken by plundering or theft; booty

4.

the act of plundering; pillage

Plundering

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verb transitive

1.

to rob or despoil (a person or place) by force, esp. in warfare

2.

to take (property) by force or fraud

verb intransitive

3.

to engage in plundering

noun

4.

the act of plundering; pillage; robbery

5.

goods taken by force or fraud; loot; booty

6. US, Dialectal

personal belongings or household furnishings

Plundering

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v. plun·dered, plun·der·ing, plun·ders

v.tr.

1. To rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; pillage: plunder a village.

2. To seize wrongfully or by force; steal: plundered the supplies.

v.intr.

To take booty; rob.

n.

1. The act or practice of plundering.

2. Property stolen by fraud or force; booty.

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