RAPINE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of despoiling a country in warfare

Synonyms:

rape; rapine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("rapine" is a kind of...):

pillage; pillaging; plundering (the act of stealing valuable things from a place)

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