plundering

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I - noun

the act of stealing valuable things from a place
- the plundering of the Parthenon
- his plundering of the great authors
• Syn:
pillage, pillaging
• Derivationally related forms:
pillage (for: pillaging), plunder
• Hypernyms:
aggression, hostility
• Hyponyms:
banditry, rape, rapine, looting, robbery,
spoil, spoliation, spoilation, despoilation, despoilment, despoliation,
ravaging, devastation, depredation, predation, sack

II - adjective

given to taking by force what is desired
• Similar to:
acquisitive