rapīna — meaning in English

English meaning

• pillage verb To loot or plunder a place by force, typically during war.
• plunder verb To steal goods from a place by force, typically during war or unrest.

Senses

rapīna is used for these senses in English:

• pillage The act of pillaging.
• plunder An instance of plundering.
• rapine The seizure of someone's property by force; pillage; plunder.

pillage — full definition

1. verb To loot or plunder a place by force, typically during war.
2. noun The act of looting, or the goods taken by looting.

plunder — full definition

1. verb To steal goods from a place by force, typically during war or unrest.
2. verb To take something excessively or wrongfully, as if by looting.
3. noun Goods stolen by force, or the act of taking them.

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