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Meanings of
looting
in English
Russian
мародерство
Portuguese
saque
Spanish
saqueo
Catalan
saqueig
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Indiscriminate taking of goods by force.
sack
sacking
plundering
pillaging
ransack
despoiling
despoliation
Russian
мародерство
Portuguese
saque
Catalan
saqueig
Spanish
saqueo
Back to the meaning
Plundering during riots or in wartime.
robbery
Portuguese
saque
Synonyms
Examples for "
sack
"
sack
sacking
plundering
pillaging
ransack
Examples for "
sack
"
1
The Health Minister is poised to
sack
the Waikato District Health Board.
2
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said under normal conditions she would
sack
him.
3
There were hundreds of slips of paper in each
sack
,
thousands altogether.
4
The German was carrying a
sack
of food she must have given.
5
Owners of Nascar teams, however, have threatened to
sack
employees who protest.
1
The parties said the
sacking
of local staff was an unacceptable consequence.
2
But
sacking
a minister on maternity leave is out of the question.
3
Public demonstrations were mounted calling for his
sacking
,
attended by local politicians.
4
Suddenly the TNRL want to dictate terms,
sacking
Woolf among other things.
5
He found it in flames, and the enemy were
sacking
the ruins.
1
She had no family, no friends: a true victim, ripe for
plundering
.
2
Ship after
plundering
the Brigantine gave the same to the said Thos.
3
For five days the sepoys had been killing and
plundering
the British.
4
After the mad
plundering
of the times of Cæsar, followed methodical exploiting.
5
For a year he ruled in his own interest,
plundering
and terrorizing.
1
And there he fell to
pillaging
in the dominion of Earl Hakon.
2
And private equity firms have a well-deserved reputation for
pillaging
media organisations.
3
He also imposed a curfew in Bangui, where residents reported widespread
pillaging
.
4
The past is ripe for
pillaging
when it comes to fashion photography.
5
Hook was really more refined, as well as bolder in his
pillaging
.
1
Though I was pleased they chose a traditional gentlemen's outfitter to
ransack
.
2
No one said a word as Kennedy continued to
ransack
the place.
3
He had just opened this safe apparently and begun to
ransack
it.
4
I reckon those fellows who just ran off wanted to
ransack
it.
5
Dorothy and Bess appeared, having completed a
ransack
of staterooms and cabins.
1
But this body was dressed, and had weapons-wasworth
despoiling
,
in fact.
2
We found him in our nest, on our land,
despoiling
our people.
3
He had led the whites in the
despoiling
of the Indians.
4
Instead of
despoiling
others they discovered an occasional hiatus in their own smoke-house.
5
They succeeded in completely
despoiling
one gate before they were disturbed.
1
Without this natural protection it became a land subject to constant attack and
despoliation
.
2
And this was a Dawson dance-hall, the trump card in the nightly game of
despoliation
.
3
It is entirely out of the track of both armies, and has completely escaped
despoliation
.
4
This grand achievement led to the opening of a splendid continent, teeming with riches, for Spanish adventure and
despoliation
.
5
What apostleship of
despoliation
!
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.
6
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.
9
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.
11
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.
13
At least six people died in a week of protests and
looting
.
14
The demonstrations have frequently escalated to
looting
and violent confrontations with police.
15
This
looting
instinct in them is far stronger than the fighting one.
16
Famine set in, the social order broke down, and
looting
was rampant.
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Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
looting
Verb
Present
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
widespread looting
prevent looting
allege looting
looting in
stop looting
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Translations for
looting
Russian
мародерство
мародёры
мародёрство
Portuguese
saque
pilhagens
pilhagem
butim
roubo
Spanish
saqueo
pillaje
robo
Catalan
saqueig
botí de guerra
pillatge
saquejar
Looting
through the time
Looting
across language varieties
South Africa
Common
Australia
Less common
New Zealand
Less common
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