What is the meaning of plunder?

noun

• Goods or money obtained illegally.
  • synonyms: loot, booty, pillage, prize, swag, dirty money

verb

• Take illegally; of intellectual property.
  • usage: "This writer plundered from famous authors"
  • synonyms: loot
• Plunder (a town) after capture.
  • usage: "the barbarians sacked Rome"
  • synonyms: sack
• Steal goods; take as spoils.
  • usage: "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
  • synonyms: despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray
• Destroy and strip of its possession.
  • usage: "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
  • synonyms: rape, spoil, despoil, violate