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Synonyms for plunder

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Synonyms for plunder

to rob of goods by force, especially in time of war

goods or property seized unlawfully, especially by a victor in wartime

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Synonyms for plunder

goods or money obtained illegally

plunder (a town) after capture

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destroy and strip of its possession

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Besides the plunderers, very various people, some drawn by curiosity, some by official duties, some by self-interest- house owners, clergy, officials of all kinds, tradesmen, artisans, and peasants- streamed into Moscow as blood flows to the heart.
Then the approach to the confused problems of some larger centre of population and the presence of a more intricate conflict would be marked by roughly smeared notices of "Quarantine" or "Strangers Shot," or by a string of decaying plunderers dangling from the telephone poles at the roadside.
The anti graft watch dog has so far recovered Rs 326 billion from the plunderers and deposited in the national exchequer, he added.
The anti-graft watchdog had so far recovered Rs326 billion from the plunderers and deposited the amount with the national exchequer, he added.
Basically, what Napoles is saying is that the Sandiganbayan cannot presume that both Estrada and Labayen are the main plunderers when the information filed by the Office of the Ombudsman failed to identify who the main plunderer/s is or are.
Citing precedent cases involving President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Napoles said that while there can be several plunderers, a conviction requires that there is only one 'main plunderer' for whose benefit the amassing, accumulation and acquisition of ill-gotten wealth is made.
Speaking in the National Assembly, he called Bilawal Bhutto 'accidental chairman' of his party and spokesman of a family of plunderers. He said father and aunt of Bilawal had been arrested on theft and plunder charges.
ISLAMABAD -- Federal Minister for Communications and Postal Service Murad Saeed on Monday said that accountability of the plunderers is in progress as Pakistan drowned in debt due to personal gains and high expenditures of its past rules whereas Prime Minister Imran's visit to the US is an example of austerity.
The reaction came after PM Imran addressed Pakistani community in US, saying, 'Plunderers of national wealth are desperately seeking NRO, I will not let accountability go.'
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday addressed a big gathering of the Pakistani diaspora at the Capital One Arena in Washington, and said that plunderers of national wealth are desperately seeking NRO, adding that despite the messages even from the outside, he will not let accountability go.
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul Wazir Friday said the looters and plunderers were accountable about their corruption, money laundering and other wrongdoings.
ISLAMABAD -- Special Assistant on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan on Wednesday said the people have rejected the plunderers and entrusted the responsibility of leadership to those who will take the country towards prosperity and bright future.
The minister said that recovery from plunderers would start soon which would be a big achievement of the government.
Taking to media persons outside the Parliament House, he said that Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaisar was being pressurized by the opposition for issuance of production orders of the arrested plunderers so that the investigation could not be completed.
Where are plunderers of public wealth given such special treatment?' he said.