Looting
Definitions
The act of stealing during a crisis such as a war, riot or natural disaster, when law enforcement is ineffective or absent.
Equivalents
20 more languages
العربيةالنهب
Azərbaycan dilitalan
Bosanskiplen
Češtinaplen
Suomiryöstely
עבריתמשיסה
Hrvatskiplen
Magyarfosztogatás
Bahasa Indonesiapenjarahan
Italianosciacallaggio
한국어약탈
Kurdîtalan
Latinapraedatio
Nederlandsplundering
Русскийграбёж
Српскиplen
Türkçeyağma
Examples
“Near-synonym: plundering”
“During the looting, the mob stole everything they could and then set⟳ fire to the buildings.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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