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looting
/ˈlutɪŋ/
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What does looting mean?
noun
- The act of stealing during a crisis such as a war, riot or natural disaster, when law enforcement is ineffective or absent.
verb
- present participle and gerund of loot
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈlutɪŋ/
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“Then a patrol arrived and all the men—all those who were not looting, that is—were arrested, and I among them.”
They were looting, murdering, and fighting amongst themselves.
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In Persi, the distribution of justice consists chiefly in the officials ruthlessly looting the applicants of everything lootable, and the weightiest task of the officials is intriguing together against the pocket of the luckless wight who ventures upon seeking equity at their hands.