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Meaning of Looting | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

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
Español expoliación saqueo
Suomi ryöstely
Français pillage
עברית משיסה
Magyar fosztogatás
Bahasa Indonesia penjarahan
Italiano sciacallaggio
한국어 약탈
Kurdî talan
Latina praedatio
Nederlands plundering
Polski grabież łupiestwo rabunek szaber
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.
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