plundering
Noun
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The act of stealing valuable things from a place (synset 100967999)
"the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"is a type of: aggression, hostility - violent action that is hostile and usually unprovokedsubtypes:
- banditry - the practice of plundering in gangs
- rape, rapine - the act of despoiling a country in warfare
- looting, robbery - plundering during riots or in wartime
- despoilation, despoilment, despoliation, spoil, spoilation, spoliation - the act of stripping and taking by force
- devastation, ravaging - plundering with excessive damage and destruction
- depredation, predation - an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
- sack - the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter
Adjective
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Given to taking by force what is desired (synset 300030814)
similar to: acquisitive - eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas
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