plundering

  • 131plunder — [plun′dər] vt. [Ger plündern < plunder, trash, baggage] 1. to rob or despoil (a person or place) by force, esp. in warfare 2. to take (property) by force or fraud vi. to engage in plundering n. 1. the act of plundering; pillage; robbery 2.… …

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  • 132banditry — noun the practice of plundering in gangs • Hypernyms: ↑plundering, ↑pillage, ↑pillaging …

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