| noun | the act of stealing valuable things from a place “the plundering of the Parthenon” |
| verb | take illegally; of intellectual property “This writer plundered from famous authors” |
| verb | plunder (a town) after capture “the barbarians sacked Rome” |
| verb | steal goods; take as spoils “During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners” |
| verb | destroy and strip of its possession “The soldiers raped the beautiful country” |
| adjective | given to taking by force what is desired |
| plunder | verb | plunder (a town) after capture |
| pillage | verb | steal goods; take as spoils |
| plunder | noun | goods or money obtained illegally |
| sack | noun | the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter |
| plunderer | noun | someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) |
| plunderage | noun | the act of plundering (especially the embezzlement of goods on shipboard) |
| plundering | noun | the act of stealing valuable things from a place |
| despoilment | noun | the act of stripping and taking by force |
| despoliation | noun | the act of stripping and taking by force |
| despoiler | noun | someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) |
| looter | noun | someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) |
| loot | noun | goods or money obtained illegally |
| looting | noun | plundering during riots or in wartime |
| pillage | noun | goods or money obtained illegally |
| pillager | noun | someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) |
| pillaging | noun | the act of stealing valuable things from a place |
| rape | noun | the act of despoiling a country in warfare |
| spoil | noun | (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war) |
| spoliation | noun | the act of stripping and taking by force |
| spoilation | noun | the act of stripping and taking by force |