looting Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun plundering during riots or in wartime
robbery.
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verb take illegally; of intellectual property
plunder; loot.
- This writer plundered from famous authors
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verb steal goods; take as spoils
pillage; strip; despoil; plunder; foray; rifle; loot; reave; ransack.
- During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
