What is the meaning of plundering?

noun

• The act of stealing valuable things from a place.
  • usage: "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"
  • synonyms: pillage, pillaging

verb

• Take illegally; of intellectual property.
  • usage: "This writer plundered from famous authors"
  • synonyms: loot, plunder
• Plunder (a town) after capture.
  • usage: "the barbarians sacked Rome"
  • synonyms: sack, 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
• Destroy and strip of its possession.
  • usage: "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
  • synonyms: rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder

adjective

• Given to taking by force what is desired. .