Definition of Plunder
Plunder
Plun·der
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To take goods or valuables by force, especially in a time of war.
e.g. The pirates plundered the ship, stealing all its valuable cargo.
(verb)
to use something wrongly as if by taking it forcefully, for example to steal someone's academic or artistic work for one's own purposes;
e.g. They plan to plunder the region's natural resources for as long as they can.
(noun)
the action of wrongly and forcefully stealing something from someone;
e.g. They carried out their plunder of the city in the middle of the night.
(noun)
property or goods that are acquired from someone by dishonest and/or violent means;
e.g. They carried away their plunder in bags they had brought with them.
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