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Meanings of plunder in English

Portuguese
saquear
Catalan
pillar
Spanish
pillar
Wikidata

Plunder (a town) after capture.

        saquear
        Portuguese
        saque
        Catalan
        botí
        Spanish
        botín

        Goods or money obtained illegally.

            saque
            Portuguese
            roubar
            Catalan
            desvalisar
            Spanish
            pillar

            Steal goods; take as spoils.

                roubar
                Catalan
                saquejar

                Destroy and strip of its possession.

                      saquejar
                      Usage of plunder in English
                      1
                      The Turks plunder the City, and the Indian Generals withdraw in resentment.
                      A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
                      2
                      The plunder taken in Guayaquil, exclusive of the ransom, was very considerable.
                      A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
                      3
                      Local media have also uncovered plunder of fuel by BDZ's own employees.
                      Reuters
                      4
                      The greater part of the plunder was, however, in this case refunded.
                      North America — Volume 2
                      5
                      Pile in with us and get your share-ofthe plunder, I mean.
                      Victory: An Island Tale
                      6
                      The greatest confusion prevailed, the sailors already attempted to plunder the trunks.
                      Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816 / Undertaken by Order o...
                      7
                      The officer appeared chagrined when he saw the extent of our plunder.
                      Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present
                      8
                      Their destitution was due fully to the high-handed plunder of the city.
                      Down with the Cities!
                      9
                      The two Chickasaws were given their full share of all the plunder.
                      The Winning of the West, Volume 3 / The Founding of the Trans-Al...
                      10
                      Now, legal plunder may be exercised in an infinite multitude of ways.
                      Essays on Political Economy
                      11
                      But all the men carried some container for the plunder to be.
                      King Rat
                      12
                      The town was given up to plunder, and the booty was immense.
                      Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada, from the mss. of Fray Anto...
                      13
                      Nothing loath, the overdressed boy opened the bag and displayed his plunder.
                      The Girls of Central High Aiding the Red Cross / Or, Amateur The...
                      14
                      All these the soldiers destroyed, and the militia loaded themselves with plunder.
                      The Winning of the West, Volume 3 / The Founding of the Trans-Al...
                      15
                      A dishonest dealer in diamonds will probably realise the plunder,-aftersome years.
                      The Eustace Diamonds
                      16
                      The Turcomans having completed their plunder, made a distribution of the prisoners.
                      The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan
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