rapine

IPA(Pronunciation)

countable uncountable

The seizure of someone's property by force; pillage, plunder.

Japanese Meaning

強制的に他人の財産を奪う行為、すなわち略奪や略奪行為。

The historian described the rapine of the coastal towns during the war as a tragic chapter in their history.

歴史家は、戦争中に沿岸の町々で行われた財産の強奪を彼らの歴史の悲劇的な一章だと述べた。

Sense（1）

The seizure of someone's property by force; pillage, plunder.

This countrey ſwarmes with vile outragious men,

That liue by rapine and by lawleſſe ſpoile,

Fit ſouldiers for the wicked Tamburlaine.

rapines

（ plural ）