rapine

/ˈræpaɪn/
noun
  1. The violent seizure of someone's property; plunder or robbery.
    • The invading army was guilty of rapine, stealing everything of value from the villages.
    • The king's decree was meant to stop the rapine committed by bandits on the roads.
    • Historical accounts describe the rapine that followed the fall of the city.
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