rapine
Seizure by force
Rapine is the violent seizure of property—plundering, pillaging, looting.
The word is literary and old-fashioned, appearing mainly in historical accounts of warfare: The conquering army left a trail of rapine and destruction.
It emphasizes the forcible, predatory nature of taking what belongs to others.
Violent theft of goods
- spoliationDestruction or plundering
- sackingDismissal from employment
- ransackingSearching while wrecking
- reavingForcibly taking plunder
depredation · despoliation · ravaging · marauding · looting · raiding · foraging · harrying
Violent offensive act
- brutalitySavage, merciless behavior
- savageryExtreme, violent cruelty
- ferocityExtreme violent intensity
- viciousnessExtreme cruelty or spite
ravishment · violation · predation · aggression · barbarity · atrocity · massacre · bloodshed
Excessive desire for riches
- covetousnessExcessive desire for possessions
- acquisitivenessDesire to gather wealth
- cupidityEager desire for riches
- voracityIntense, consuming hunger
rapaciousness · rapacity · insatiability · plundering · exploitation · mercenary · profiteering · opportunism
Defeating and seizing control
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- incursionHostile territorial penetration
campaign · sortie · foray · raiding · besiegement · subjugation · vanquishment · military
Oppressive, absolute governance
- subjugationForcing into submission
- dominationSupreme authority held
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- enslavementForced human ownership
persecution · colonial · imperial · conquest · dispossession · disenfranchisement · victimization · plundering
pillage
Violent theft of goods
- spoliationDestruction or plundering
- sackingDismissal from employment
- ransackingSearching while wrecking
reaving · depredation · despoliation · ravaging · marauding · looting · raiding · foraging · harrying · devastation
assault
Violent offensive act
- brutalitySavage, merciless behavior
- savageryExtreme, violent cruelty
- ferocityExtreme violent intensity
viciousness · ravishment · violation · predation · aggression · barbarity · atrocity · massacre · bloodshed · carnage
avarice
Excessive desire for riches
- covetousnessExcessive desire for possessions
- acquisitivenessDesire to gather wealth
- cupidityEager desire for riches
voracity · rapaciousness · rapacity · insatiability · plundering · exploitation · mercenary · profiteering · opportunism · predatory
conquest
Defeating and seizing control
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- occupationOne's regular paid work
incursion · campaign · sortie · foray · raiding · besiegement · subjugation · vanquishment · military · wartime
tyranny
Oppressive, absolute governance
- subjugationForcing into submission
- dominationSupreme authority held
- exploitationSelfish use of others
enslavement · persecution · colonial · imperial · conquest · dispossession · disenfranchisement · victimization · plundering · extortion
rapinefair trade
Equitable exchange between parties
barter · inheritance · purchase · gift-giving · donation
rapineprotection
Guarding against harm
guardianship · safeguarding · preservation · stewardship · law and order
rapinerestitution
Restoring what was lost
restoration · reparation · giving · donation · bestowal