plundering

English

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Noun

plundering (plural plunderings)

1. The act of one who plunders; pillaging or looting; plunder.

   Synonym: spoliation

   • 2005, Michael L. Morgan, Classics of Moral and Political Theory, page 473:

     Not all military exercises by human beings are forbidden. Rather, only disordered and dangerous military exercises that give rise to slayings and plunderings are forbidden.

Translations

noun — see also sack,‎ despoliation

• Irish: sladaíocht f, sladaireacht f

Verb

plundering

1. present participle and gerund of plunder

Dutch

Etymology

From plunderen +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplʏn.də.rɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: plun‧de‧ring

Noun

plundering f (plural plunderingen, no diminutive)

1. looting, plundering