goods or money obtained illegally

[ Syn: loot , booty , pillage , prize , swag , dirty money ]

take illegally; of intellectual property; This writer plundered from famous authors

[ Syn: loot ]

plunder (a town) after capture; the barbarians sacked Rome

[ Syn: sack ]

steal goods; take as spoils; During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners

[ Syn: despoil , loot , reave , strip , rifle , ransack , pillage , foray ]

destroy and strip of its possession; The soldiers raped the beautiful country

[ Syn: rape , spoil , despoil , violate ]