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plunderage

[pluhn-der-ij]

plun·der·age

[pluhn-der-ij]
noun
1.
act of plundering; pillage.
2.
Law.
a.
the embezzlement of goods on board a ship.
b.
the goods embezzled.

Origin:
1790–1800; plunder + -age
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Plunderage is always a great word to know.
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an objection, as to a ruling of the court in the course of a trial
a person who is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law
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plunderage (ˈplʌndərɪdʒ)
 
n
1.  maritime law
 a.  the embezzlement of goods on board a ship
 b.  the goods embezzled
2.  the act of plundering

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