Looting (Noun)
Meaning
Plundering during riots or in wartime.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- Rampant looting and vandalism followed the storming of the city, with several shops and homes targeted by the marauding crowd.
- During the civil war, the city fell prey to widespread looting and destruction of historic landmarks and cultural artifacts.
- In the aftermath of the hurricane, residents took to social media to condemn the looting of businesses and homes by opportunistic thieves.
- Looting and pillage have long been used as a means of funding militant groups, who rely on the plunder of natural resources to sustain their operations.
- In an effort to restore order, the authorities imposed a strict curfew and deployed troops to quell the looting and civil unrest that had engulfed the city.