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The act of plundering, despoiling, or snatching away.

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  1. n. The act of plundering, despoiling, or snatching away.
  2. The act of plundering, despoiling, or snatching away. [R.] Speed.
  3. The act of plundering, despoiling, or snatching away. [R.]Speed.