1. (

• looting ,
• robbery ,

) plundering during riots or in wartime ;

1. (

• loot ,
• plunder ,

) take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors" ;

2. (

• plunder ,
• despoil ,
• loot ,
• reave ,
• strip ,
• rifle ,
• ransack ,
• pillage ,
• foray

) steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" ;