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looting.

The act of stealing during a crisis such as a war, riot or natural disaster, when law enforcement is ineffective or absent.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The act of stealing during a crisis such as a war, riot or natural disaster, when law enforcement is ineffective or absent.

    During the looting, the mob stole everything they could and then set fire to the buildings.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of loot

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
    While looting the stores the looters took the opportunity for revenge by destroying what they didn't steal.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.