English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "plundering" is om goedere of eiendom met geweld te neem, veral in oorlogvoering, om te plunder of te plunder. Dit kan ook verwys na die handeling om iets waardevols met geweld of bedrog te steel of beslag te lê, of om 'n situasie vir persoonlike gewin uit te buit of te benut.

Synonyms

  1. pillage
  2. pillaging

Sentence Examples

  1. And throughout the house there was a joyous movement of people who believed they were plundering monseigneur.
  2. Chances were they were plundering the Citadel of weapons and dracoins.
  3. A gypsy of the traveling caravans had found him, probably while plundering the corpses.
  4. While the others were busily occupied in seeking to gratify their childish passion for finery, by plundering even the miserable effects of the scout, or had been searching with such bloodthirsty vengeance in their looks for their absent owner, Le Renard had stood at a little distance from the prisoners, with a demeanor so quiet and satisfied, as to betray that he had already effected the grand purpose of his treachery.
  5. Hours passed before the humans ceased their raiding, plundering goods from the town and capturing the remaining villagers that did not resist arrest.