(act of) plundering

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• Plundering Time — The Plundering Time (1644–1646) was a period of civil unrest in the Province of Maryland caused by the tensions of the English Civil War. Governor Leonard Calvert (1606–1647) led colonial defenses against Parliamentary privateers such as Captain… …   Wikipedia

• plundering — I noun the act of stealing valuable things from a place the plundering of the Parthenon his plundering of the great authors • Syn: ↑pillage, ↑pillaging • Derivationally related forms: ↑pillage ( …   Useful english dictionary

• Act (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Act Img capt = Snobbery And Decay 7 sleeve Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Birth name = Alias = Born = Died = Origin = Instrument = Voice type = Genre = synthpop Occupation = Years active = 1987… …   Wikipedia

• Spoliation — Spo li*a tion (sp[=o] l[i^]*[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [L. spoliatio: cf. F. spoliation. See {Spoil}, v. t.] 1. The act of plundering; robbery; deprivation; despoliation. [1913 Webster] Legal spoliation, which will impoverish one part of the community in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• spo|li|a|tion — «SPOH lee AY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of plundering or pillaging; robbery; despoliation. SYNONYM(S): brigandage. 2. the authorized plundering of neutrals at sea in time of war. 3. Law. a) the act of destroying a document, or of tampering with it… …   Useful english dictionary

• plunder — I. verb (plundered; plundering) Etymology: German plündern Date: 1632 transitive verb 1. a. to take the goods of by force (as in war) ; pillage, sack < invaders plundered the town > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• predation — /pri day sheuhn/, n. 1. depredation; plundering. 2. act of plundering or robbing. 3. predatory behavior. 4. a relation between animals in which one organism captures and feeds on others. [1425 75; late ME < L praedation (s. of praedatio) a taking …   Universalium

• spoliation — noun a) The act of plundering or spoiling; robbery; deprivation; despoliation. b) Robbery or plunder in times of war; especially, the authorized act or practice of plundering neutrals at sea. See Also: despoil, despolation, spoil, spoliate,… …   Wiktionary

• predation — (n.) late 15c., act of plundering or pillaging, from L. praedationem (nom. praedatio) a plundering, act of taking booty, from praedari to rob, to plunder, from praeda plunder, booty, prey (see PREY (Cf. prey)). Zoological sense recorded from 1932 …   Etymology dictionary

• spoil — spoilable, adj. spoilless, adj. /spoyl/, v., spoiled or spoilt, spoiling, n. v.t. 1. to damage severely or harm (something), esp. with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the …   Universalium

• plunder — [plun′dər] vt. [Ger plündern < plunder, trash, baggage] 1. to rob or despoil (a person or place) by force, esp. in warfare 2. to take (property) by force or fraud vi. to engage in plundering n. 1. the act of plundering; pillage; robbery 2.… …   English World dictionary