rapine
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ɪn, -aɪn noun
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
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| —n | |
| the seizure of property by force; pillage | |
| [C15: from Latin rapīna plundering, from rapere to snatch] | |
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Rapine
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Word Origin & History
rapine
c.1412, from M.Fr. rapine (12c.), from L. rapina "robbery, plunder," from rapere "seize, carry off, rob" (see rapid).
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It will never answer to allow our free borders to be made the scene of bloodshed and rapine.
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