LOOT

I. noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu lūṭ; akin to Sanskrit luṇṭati he plunders Date: circa 1788 goods usually of considerable value taken in war ; spoils, something held to resemble goods of value seized in war: as, something appropriated illegally often by force or violence, illicit gains by public officials, money , the action of ~ing, see: spoil II. verb Date: 1845 transitive verb 1. to plunder or sack in war, to rob especially on a large scale and usually by violence or corruption, to seize and carry away by force especially in war, intransitive verb to engage in robbing or plundering especially in war, ~er noun