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  1. 1. v. t. To take the goods of by force, or without right; to pillage; to spoil; to sack; to strip; to rob; as, to plunder travelers. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To take by pillage; to appropriate forcibly; as, the enemy plundered all the goods they found. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. The act of plundering or pillaging; robbery. See Syn. of Pillage. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. That which is taken by open force from an enemy; pillage; spoil; booty; also, that which is taken by theft or fraud. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. Personal property and effects; baggage or luggage. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. goods or money obtained illegally Source: wordnet
  7. 7. v. take illegally; of intellectual property Source: wordnet
  8. 8. v. plunder (a town) after capture Source: wordnet
  9. 9. v. steal goods; take as spoils Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v. destroy and strip of its possession Source: wordnet
  11. 11. 1. To take the goods of by force, or without right; to pillage; to spoil; to sack; to strip; to rob; as, to plunder travelers. Nebuchadnezzar plunders the temple of God. South. 2. To take by pillage; to appropriate forcibly; as, the enemy plundered all the goods they found. Syn. -- To pillage; despoil; sack; rifle; strip; rob. 1. The act of plundering or pillaging; robbery. See Syn. of Pillage. Inroads and plunders of the Saracens. Sir T. North. 2. That which is taken by open force from an enemy; pillage; spoil; booty; also, that which is taken by theft or fraud. "He shared in the plunder." Cowper. 3. Personal property and effects; baggage or luggage. [Slang, Southwestern U.S.] Source: webster
  12. 12. n:30/v:70 v. steal goods; take as spoils Source: ecdict

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