Definition of
pillage has definitions from the field of criminal law
1
[ noun ] goods or money obtained illegally

Synonyms

loot booty plunder prize dirty_money swag

Related terms

stolen_property cut plunder loot

2
[ verb ] (criminal law) steal goods; take as spoils

Synonyms

ransack rifle despoil foray strip reave loot plunder

Examples

"During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"

Related terms

take deplume loot plunderer looting spoil plundering

3
[ noun ] the act of stealing valuable things from a place

Synonyms

pillaging plundering

Examples

"the plundering of Rome" "his plundering of the great authors"

Related terms

aggression predation looting marauding spoil ravaging rape sack plunder rape

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Rhymes with

spillage village privilege privilege spoilage tutelage knowledge foliage mileage coolidge college assemblage cartilage acknowledge fuselage

Phonetic and Homophones

P IH1 L IH0 JH

Similar Spelling

piles pilose pileus Pileggi paillasse pilus

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