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pil·lag·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
plundering, pillage, pillagingnoun
the act of stealing valuable things from a place
"the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"
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pillaging
Looting is the act of stealing, or the taking of goods by force, typically in the midst of a military, political, or other social crisis, such as war, natural disasters (where law and civil enforcement are temporarily ineffective), or rioting. The proceeds of all these activities can be described as booty, loot, plunder, spoils, or pillage.During modern-day armed conflicts, looting is prohibited by international law, and constitutes a war crime.
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pillaging
Pillaging refers to the act of looting or plundering by force, especially in warfare. It typically involves the robbery, destruction, or seizure of valuable goods and property, often accompanied by violence. It is considered a war crime under international law.
Webster Dictionary
Pillaging
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pillaging in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pillaging in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of pillaging in a Sentence
Where is the justice of political power if it executes the murderer and jails the plunderer, and then itself marches upon neighboring lands, killing thousands and pillaging the very hills
This is not over. We will be asking the federal appeals court to expedite the ongoing appeals proceeding to halt the irreversible and imminent damage from Trump's border wall. Border communities, the environment, and our Constitution's separation of powers will be permanently harmed should Trump get away with pillaging military funds for a xenophobic border wall Congress denied.
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