plundering

plun·der  (plndr)

v. plun·dered, plun·der·ing, plun·ders

v.tr.

1. To rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; pillage: plunder a village.

2. To seize wrongfully or by force; steal: plundered the supplies.

v.intr.

To take booty; rob.

n.

1. The act or practice of plundering.

2. Property stolen by fraud or force; booty.

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[German plündern, from Middle High German plundern, from Middle Low German plunder, household goods.]

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plunder·a·ble adj.

plunder·er n.

plunder·ous adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	plundering - the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors" pillaging, pillage aggression, hostility - violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked banditry - the practice of plundering in gangs rapine, rape - the act of despoiling a country in warfare looting, robbery - plundering during riots or in wartime despoilation, despoilment, despoliation, spoilation, spoliation, spoil - the act of stripping and taking by force ravaging, devastation - plundering with excessive damage and destruction depredation, predation - an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding sack - the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter; "the sack of Rome"
Adj.	1.	plundering - given to taking by force what is desired acquisitive - eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas; "an acquisitive mind"; "an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied"