rapine
rapine · rapines
грабёж
Raub
The seizure of someone's property by forceThe seizure of someone's property by force; pillage; plunder.
/ˈɹæpaɪn/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The seizure of someone's property by force; pillage; plunder.
Raub
грабёжgrabjóž
More definitions
- the act of despoiling a country in warfare
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
seizure of someone's property by force:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
seizure of someone's property by force:
Origin
From Middle English rapyne, from Old French rapine, from Latin rapīna, from rapiō. DoubletFrom Middle English rapyne, from Old French rapine, from Latin rapīna, from rapiō. Doublet of ravine.
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Forms
plural: rapinesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the act of despoiling a country in warfare:rape
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable