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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

action go
something done (usually as opposed to something said)

aggression, hostility go
violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked

plundering, pillage, pillaging
the act of stealing valuable things from a place

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7 Subcategories

banditry go
the practice of plundering in gangs
rape, rapine go
the act of despoiling a country in warfare
robbery, looting go
plundering during riots or in wartime
spoil, spoliation, spoilation, despoilation, despoilment, despoliation go
the act of stripping and taking by force
devastation, ravaging go
plundering with excessive damage and destruction
predation, depredation go
an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
sack go
the plundering of a place by an army or mob