pillage
- The act of taking or stealing properties or assets typically during wartime circumstances
- The act of obtaining goods or valuables forcefully, often seen as spoils of war
- The invaders committed the crime of pillage, taking precious artifacts from the local museum.
- Historically, pillage was a common behavior among warring nations, leading to the loss of many cultural treasures.
- The international tribunal can prosecute individuals for the war crime of pillage.
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