looting

Noun
Synonyms: robbery

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. plundering during riots or in wartimeSynonyms: robbery
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Loot \Loot\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Looted; p. pr. & vb. n. Looting.] To plunder; to carry off as plunder or a prize lawfully obtained by war. [1913 Webster]

Looting parties . . . ransacking the houses. --L. Oliphant. [1913 Webster]

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