pillage

3 definitions • 4 examples

to steal something from a place or a person by using violence, especially during war:

Works of art were pillaged from many countries in the dark days of the Empire.

the act of stealing something from a place or a person by using violence, especially during war:

They have survived a thousand years of floods, droughts, wars, pillage, and destruction.

Several acts of intentional pillage, destruction, and burning were attributed to the parties in conflict.

to steal something from a place or a person by using violence, esp. during war:

[ T ] Rioters pillaged and set fire to downtown buildings.