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Meanings of despoiling in English

Russian
мародерство
Portuguese
saque
Spanish
saqueo
Catalan
saqueig
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Indiscriminate taking of goods by force.

мародерство
Usage of despoiling in English
1
But this body was dressed, and had weapons-wasworth despoiling, in fact.
For Fortune and Glory: A Story of the Soudan War
2
We found him in our nest, on our land, despoiling our people.
Dangerous Women
3
He had led the whites in the despoiling of the Indians.
Lydia of the Pines
4
Instead of despoiling others they discovered an occasional hiatus in their own smoke-house.
The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 01
5
They succeeded in completely despoiling one gate before they were disturbed.
The Confessions of a Beachcomber
6
He wishes, Cassiodorus tells us, to build new edifices without despoiling the old.
Ravenna, a Study
7
They are not addicted to despoiling widows and orphans, then putting up long-winded prayers.
The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 10
8
The despoiling soothed Quinn as he knelt at the altar.
The Neutronium Alchemist
9
I left you the millions of Italy; I find despoiling laws and misery throughout!
The Tragedy of St. Helena
10
Never before have plunderers, dreaming of despoiling a conquered people, displayed such cynical heartlessness!
Bolshevism: The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy
11
Instead, he sees an ugly sneer of hypocrisy despoiling his perfection all the more.
The Guardian
12
He had concocted a tremendous plot that his theft of the diamonds came near despoiling.
Five Thousand Dollars Reward
13
Your father, godly as he is, would have little compunction in despoiling such an Amalekite.
Micah Clarke / His Statement as made to his three grandchildren ...
14
Most of them end up cluttering landfill sites or despoiling the countryside and city streets.
The Irish Times
15
They, too, say that in conquering and despoiling my countrymen they are fulfilling a divine vengeance.
After London; Or, Wild England
16
Does not the practice of despoiling an enemy afford an excuse for not facing the battle?
The Republic
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