plunder
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
plunder/ˈplʌndə(r)/
▶verb forcibly steal goods from, especially in time of war or civil disorder. ▶noun the action of plundering.
■ property acquired in this way.
– derivatives
plunderer noun.
plunderer noun.
– origin C17: from Ger. plündern, lit. ‘rob of household goods’, from Mid. High Ger. plunder ‘household effects’.
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