Rapine

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Forcible seizure of another's property; plunder.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The seizure of someone's property by force; plunder.
  • v. To plunder.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of plundering; the seizing and carrying away of things by force; spoliation; pillage; plunder.
  • n. Ravishment; rape.
  • v. To plunder.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The violent seizure and carrying off of property; open plunder by armed or superior force, as in war or by invasion or raid.
  • n. Violence; force; ravishment.
  • n. Synonyms Plunder, spoliation, robbery, depredation. See pillage.
  • To plunder violently or by superior force.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the act of despoiling a country in warfare
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    pillaging    plundering    pillage   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    spoliation    pillage    plunder    ravishment    rape   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bloodshed    pillage    spoliation    devastation    extortion    piracy    plunder    arson    mayhem    massacre