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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.

Synonyms

  • Robbery

Hypernyms

  • Pillage
  • Pillaging

Related Words

  • Loot (verb)
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