What is the meaning of looting?

Take illegally; of intellectual property.
- usage: "This writer plundered from famous authors"
- synonyms: loot, plunder
Steal goods; take as spoils.
- usage: "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
- synonyms: plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray

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APA	WordNet. (2010). looting. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/looting/definitions/1192860
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