Meaning

1 senses
  1. The act of stealing during a crisis such as a war, riot or natural disaster, when law enforcement is ineffective or absent.

    Near-synonym: plundering

    During the looting, the mob stole everything they could and then set fire to the buildings.

    Plünderung

    грабёжgrabjóž

More definitions
  • plundering during riots or in wartime

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
act of looting:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
act of looting:

Forms

plural: lootings
Singularlooting
Plurallootings

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • plundering during riots or in wartime:robbery

Word family

2 related words
Relatedloot

See also

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