Warlike incursion; devastation, laying waste; ravaging, plundering, raiding.

spoiling (of hell), also in general sense, plundering, sacking (of a country).

The action or an act of plundering, sacking, or looting a place, esp. in war; depredation, robbery. In early use also: †extortion; unjust taxation or…

the action of the verb.

Harrying, pillage, plundering, devastation; a warlike incursion, or foray; harrying of cattle.

The sacking or pillaging of a town, etc.

The action of sack, v.2; sackage, plundering; esp. in to put to sack, †to put toor unto the sack (obsolete).

The action of plundering (a city, etc.).

The action, or an act, of sacking (a city, etc.).

Plunder or pillage by force; marauding, looting, piracy; an instance of this.

The taking of something as a prize or reward; an instance of this. Obsolete. rare.

The carrying away of booty, plundering of an enemy; marauding, freebooting, brigandage.

The action or an act of seizing and carrying off as prey or plunder. Obsolete.

The action or practice of ravaging; the result of this action; destruction, devastation, or extensive damage caused by a person or animal.

The practice or action of capturing or seizing booty or plunder, esp. at sea, either in time of war or as an act of piracy.

The action of plundering or taking something as spoil in time of war or civil disorder; pillage, depredation; (also) an instance of this.

Taking of booty, plundering: cf. freebooting n. adj. at freeboot, v. derivatives.

figurative and in figurative contexts. A source of wealth or assets, esp. when seen as something to be plundered or appropriated. Cf. fox in the hen…

Ravaging, depredation; devastation, extensive damage; an instance of this.

The action of raid, v. (in various senses); an instance of this.

Goods (esp. articles of considerable value) taken from an enemy, a captured city, etc. in time of war; also, in wider sense, something taken by…

The action of loot, v. Also attributive.