The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Direption \Di*rep"tion\, n. [L. direptio, fr. diripere to tear
   asunder, plunder; di- = dis- + rapere to seize and carry
   off.]
   The act of plundering, despoiling, or snatching away. [R.]
   --Speed.
   [1913 Webster]