Meaning of Looting | Babel Free
Definitions
The act of stealing during a crisis such as a war, riot or natural disaster, when law enforcement is ineffective or absent.
Equivalents
العربية
النهب
Azərbaycanca
talan
Čeština
plen
Deutsch
Plünderung
Suomi
ryöstely
Français
pillage
עברית
משיסה
Magyar
fosztogatás
Bahasa Indonesia
penjarahan
Italiano
sciacallaggio
한국어
약탈
Kurdî
talan
Latina
praedatio
Nederlands
plundering
Русский
грабёж
Türkçe
yağma
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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