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looting::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | robbery |
| Type of | pillage, pillaging, plundering |
| Derivation | loot |
Examples of looting
looting
About 70 per cent of its collections disappeared through looting or destruction.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Militia loyal to the North then conducted looting and burning of huts on Sunday.
From the battleland.blogs.time.com
People of all ages were seen looting computers, TVs and other items from stores.
From the edition.cnn.com
Standing in the rubble after the looting, she berates those roaming the streets.
From the independent.co.uk
Whoever is doing the shooting and looting, Freeport's security budget is rising.
From the forbes.com
And it does not excuse the looting by outside management, whether Indian or not.
From the economist.com
A few cracked skulls would have prevented the spread of the looting and burning.
From the guardian.co.uk
Looting and fires spread from Pasadena to Compton and from Downtown to Westwood.
From the time.com
However, upon investigation many of the looting claims were in fact exaggerated.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Goods or money obtained illegally
- Take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors"
- Boodle: informal terms for money
- Plunder: steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
- (looted) wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value; "the robbers left the looted train"; "people returned to the plundered village"
- (looting) plundering during riots or in wartime
- Loot is a 2008 documentary film. It follows amateur treasure hunter Lance Larson in search of buried treasure from World War II, with the help of the two US war veteransu2014Darrel Ross and Andrew Seventyu2014responsible for burying them. A major theme of the film involves the emotional risks of digging up one's past.
- Loot is a 1970 British comedy film directed by Silvio Narizzano, based on the play of the same name by Joe Orton. It was entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival.
- Loot is one of the United Kingdom's leading free classified advertising publishers, distributing its products via print, internet, interactive television and wap. Loot was founded in 1984 and launched its first publication, the London edition of Loot, in 1985.
