rapine

rap·ine  (rpn)

n.

Forcible seizure of another's property; plunder.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rapna, from rapere, to seize; see rep- in Indo-European roots.]

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rapine [ˈræpaɪn]

n

the seizure of property by force; pillage

[from Latin rapīna plundering, from rapere to snatch]

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rapine

the act of pillage or plundering.

See also: Theft

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

rapine - the act of despoiling a country in warfare rape pillaging, plundering, pillage - the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"

Translations

rapine [ˈræpaɪn] N → rapiña f

rapine

n (liter) → Plünderung f