plundering

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plundering

1. present participle and gerund of plunder

plundering (plural plunderings)

1. The act of one who plunders; pillaging or looting; plunder.
   • 2005, Michael L. Morgan, Classics of Moral and Political Theory, page 473:

     Not all military exercises by human beings are forbidden. Rather, only disordered and dangerous military exercises that give rise to slayings and plunderings are forbidden.

From plunderen +‎ -ing.

• IPA^(key): /ˈplʏn.də.rɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: plun‧de‧ring

plundering f (plural plunderingen)

1. looting, plundering