Meanings
plural plunderings
- The act of one who plunders; pillaging or looting; plunder.
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.
2005, Michael L. Morgan, Classics of Moral and Political Theory, page 473Synonyms: spoliation
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of plunder
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of one who plunders; pillaging or looting; plunder.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivegiven to taking by force what is desired
nounthe act of stealing valuable things from a place
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Irish sladaíocht, sladaireacht
- sladaíocht''noun''
- sladaireacht''noun''
Cite this entry
plundering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plundering
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