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plundering (plural plunderings)

1. The act of one who plunders; pillaging or looting; plunder.

   Synonym: spoliation

   • 2005, Michael L. Morgan, Classics of Moral and Political Theory, page 473:

     Not all military exercises by human beings are forbidden. Rather, only disordered and dangerous military exercises that give rise to slayings and plunderings are forbidden.

plundering

1. present participle and gerund of plunder

From plunderen +‎ -ing.

• IPA^(key): /ˈplʏn.də.rɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: plun‧de‧ring

plundering f (plural plunderingen, no diminutive)

1. looting, plundering