Main entry: plundering, pillage, pillaging
Definition: the act of stealing valuable things from a place
Usage: the plundering of the Parthenon; his plundering of the great authors
Main entry: swag, plunder, pillage, prize, booty, loot, dirty money
Definition: goods or money obtained illegally
Main entry: rifle, ransack, reave, plunder, pillage, despoil, foray, loot, strip
Definition: steal goods; take as spoils
Usage: During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners