
plunder
n : goods or money obtained illegally [syn: {loot}, {booty}, {pillage},
{prize}, {swag}, {dirty money}]
v 1: take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer
plundered from famous authors" [syn: {loot}]
2: plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome"
[syn: {sack}]
3: 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}]
4: destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the
beautiful country" [syn: {rape}, {spoil}, {despoil}, {violate}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0