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[りゃく()·だつ()]
ryakudatsu
noun, suru verb

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[りゃく()·だつ()]
ryakudatsu

English Meaning(s) for 略奪

noun, suru verb
  1. pillage; plunder; looting; robbery

Definition and Synonyms for 略奪

Sack plunder (a town) after capture
Synonyms: 略奪
Robbery larceny by threat of violence
Synonyms: ぶったくり, ぶったくる, 強奪, 強盗, 押し込み強盗, 略奪
Pillage the act of stealing valuable things from a place
Synonyms: 劫掠, 強奪, 略奪
Looting plundering during riots or in wartime
Synonyms: ぶったくり, ぶったくる, 強奪, 略奪, 略奪行為
Depredation an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
Synonyms: 略奪
Sack the plundering of a place by an army or mob
Synonyms: 略奪
Rifle steal goods
Synonyms: かすめる, 分捕る, 剥ぐ, 劫掠, 収奪, 奪う, 奪い取る, 奪掠, 強奪, 掠め奪う, 略す, 略する, 略取, 略奪, 荒らす
Theft the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
Synonyms: 偸盗, 失敬, 横取り, 横奪, 横領, 泥棒, 略奪, 盗み, 盗む, 盗取, 盗犯, 着服, 窃取, 窃盗, 窃盗罪, 窃盗行為
Sack usually involves destruction and slaughter
Synonyms: 略奪
Rifle take as spoils
Synonyms: かすめる, 分捕る, 剥ぐ, 劫掠, 収奪, 奪う, 奪い取る, 奪掠, 強奪, 掠め奪う, 略す, 略する, 略取, 略奪, 荒らす

Meanings for each kanji in 略奪

» abbreviation; omission; outline; shorten; capture; plunder
» rob; take by force; snatch away; dispossess; plunder; usurp

Categories 略奪 is a member of

Felony a serious crime (such as murder or arson)
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Theft the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
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Hostility violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
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Pillage the act of stealing valuable things from a place
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Take take by force
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 略奪

Sample Sentences for 略奪

According to Tom, Mary is just a predatory guru who promises gain.
A government official's stately mansion was looted.

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