definition of
plunder

[1] #1 plunder n. [loot, booty, pillage, prize, swag, dirty money] goods or money obtained illegally. wn

[2] #2 plunder v. [loot] take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors". wn

[3] #3 plunder v. [sack] plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome". wn

[4] #4 plunder v. [despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray] steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners". wn

[5] #5 plunder v. [rape, spoil, despoil, violate] destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country". wn