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rap·ine
(răp′ĭn)n.
Forcible seizure of another's property; plunder.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rapīna, from rapere, to seize; see rep- in Indo-European roots.]
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rapine
(ˈræpaɪn)n
the seizure of property by force; pillage
[C15: from Latin rapīna plundering, from rapere to snatch]
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rap•ine
(ˈræp ɪn, -aɪn)n.
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
[1375–1425; < Latin rapīna robbery, pillage]
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rapine
- Means "the act or practice of seizing and taking away by force the property of others."See also related terms for seizing.
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rapine
the act of pillage or plundering.
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Noun | 1. | rapine - the act of despoiling a country in warfare pillaging, plundering, pillage - the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors" |
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rapine
n (liter) → Plünderung f
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