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Meanings of looting in English
Indiscriminate taking of goods by force.
Usage of looting in English
1
There were also reported cases of looting from abandoned homes, officials said.
2
Dozens of American cities have introduced curfews as violence and looting… Audio
3
There were reports of a great slaughtering and looting in the city.
4
They will be condemning the nation to corruption, looting and state capture.
5
Not a lot of it left, Gold Nine... let the looting begin.
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One protester who tried to prevent the looting was assaulted, police said.
7
It does not honor his memory to engage in violence or looting.
8
Even before the 2003 looting, historical sites across Iraq were frequently plundered.
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Foreign and Georgian civilians have accused them of hijacking cars and looting.
10
Given the chance, they would be wielding machetes and looting the neighbourhood.
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He reported that they had been involved in several episodes of looting.
12
But the looting of the moon brought disaster to the robber planet.
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At least six people died in a week of protests and looting.
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The demonstrations have frequently escalated to looting and violent confrontations with police.
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This looting instinct in them is far stronger than the fighting one.
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Famine set in, the social order broke down, and looting was rampant.
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Translations for looting
Looting through the time
Looting across language varieties
South Africa
Common
Australia
Less common
New Zealand
Less common
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