plunder

v. steal, rob, pillage; embezzle, defraud

n. loot, spoils; pillaging, stealing; robbing; embezzlement, fraud

Looting (Origin: 1780–90; Hindi lūṭ, akin to Sanskrit luṇṭhati (he) steals), to rob, sacking, plundering, or pillaging is the indiscriminate taking of goods by force as part of a military or political victory, or during a catastrophe or riot, such as during war, natural disaster, or rioting. The term is also used in a broader (some would argue metaphorical) sense, to describe egregious instances of theft and embezzlement, such as the "plundering" of private or public assets by corrupt or overly greedy corporate executives or government authorities. The proceeds of all these activities can be described as loot, plunder, or pillage.
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Noun
1. goods or money obtained illegally
(synonym) loot, booty, pillage, prize, swag, dirty money
(hypernym) stolen property
(part-meronym) cut
(derivation) loot
Verb
1. take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors"
(synonym) loot
(hypernym) steal
(derivation) loot, booty, pillage, prize, swag, dirty money
(classification) crime, law-breaking
2. plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome"
(synonym) sack
(hypernym) take
(entail) destroy, ruin
(derivation) plunderer, pillager, looter, spoiler, despoiler, raider, freebooter
3. steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
(synonym) despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray
(hypernym) take
(hyponym) deplume, displume
(derivation) plunderer, pillager, looter, spoiler, despoiler, raider, freebooter
4. destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
(synonym) rape, spoil, despoil, violate
(hypernym) destroy, ruin
(derivation) plundering, pillage, pillaging

n. deadwood, useless material, rubbish, garbage, trash, refuse, foolishness, nonsense

v. rob, plunder, pillage, pill, loot, ransack, raid, despoil, pirate, maraud, spoil, prey on, prey upon, ravage, harry, depredate