noun
- acts of seizing and carrying away property by force; plundering or pillaging
Usage: archaic; literary
Examples
- The ancient chronicles described the rapines committed by invading armies.
- Medieval towns suffered frequent rapines during times of war.
- The king’s soldiers were accused of rapines against innocent villagers.
- Historical accounts detail the rapines that followed the city’s fall.
- The treaty aimed to prevent further rapines in the disputed territory.