plunder (
http://definr.com/plunder)
n : goods or money obtained illegally [syn:
loot,
booty,
pillage,
prize,
swag]
v 1: take illegally; of intellectual property: "This writer
plundered from famous authors" [syn:
loot]
2: plunder after capture, as of a town [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,
despoil,
violate]