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pillage [ˈpılıdʒ] VB trans, intr

pillage

抢劫 qiǎngjié

pillage

掠夺 lüèduó

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The imperial city was plundered and its unhappy people again subjected to pillage. en.wikipedia.org

To some soldiers, this became an informal license to pillage and steal. en.wikipedia.org

During the pillage most of the city's inhabitants simply fled to the countryside. en.wikipedia.org

There were numerous incidents of pillage and extortion across the whole county. en.wikipedia.org

Reprisals took many forms, including pillage, arson and assassination. en.wikipedia.org

He had just completed a pillage of local monasteries to raise money to pay his mercenaries. en.wikipedia.org

On the east, pillage and incendiarism are imminent; we receive more and more alarming news every hour. en.wikipedia.org

We are an underdeveloped country with economic problems resulting from the pillage of our natural resources. en.wikipedia.org

Adventurers, pirates and fortune hunters are coming in droves to pillage what they can from the city. en.wikipedia.org

The prospect of significant income from pillage, and ransoming prisoners was also important. en.wikipedia.org

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