Pillage (Noun)
Meaning 1
The act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
Goods or money obtained illegally.
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Examples
- The invading army's pillage of the city's treasury was a devastating blow to its economy.
- The government cracked down on the pillage of the country's natural resources by corrupt officials.
- The pirate's life was marked by pillage and plunder as they sailed the high seas.
- The company's financial records revealed a pattern of pillage and embezzlement by its former CEO.
- The thieves made off with a haul of stolen goods, the result of their pillage of the wealthy neighborhood.