Definition
The act of stealing or taking away something valuable from someone, especially through force or wrongdoing.
Etymology
From Old French 'despoillier' (to plunder), combining Latin prefix 'dis-' (away) and 'spoliare' (to rob). The meaning evolved from literal plundering of goods to metaphorical stripping away of anything valuable or precious.
Kelly Says
Despoiling appears frequently in historical accounts of invasions and colonialism—it's the legal term historians use to describe systematic theft on a massive scale, from art during wartime to natural resources from colonized lands.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አስነብበት
ahs-neh-beh-bet
ARالعربية
يستولي
yastawlee
CACatalà
saquejant
sah-keh-hahnt
CSČeština
loupežný
loh-oo-pehzh-nee
DADansk
plyndrende
ploond-reh-nde
DEDeutsch
beraubend
beh-rah-oo-bent
ELΕλληνικά
ληστεύοντας
lee-steh-vohntas
ESEspañol
despojando
deh-spo-hah-ndoh
FISuomi
ryöstävä
ryoh-steh-vah
FRFrançais
dépouillant
deh-poo-ee-ahnt
HUMagyar
fosztogató
foh-stoh-gah-toh
IDBahasa Indonesia
merampok
meh-rahm-pohk
IGIG
na-ebiri
nah-eh-bee-ree
ITItaliano
spogliando
spoh-lee-ahnd-oh
KKKK
тонаушы
toh-nah-oo-shee
MSBahasa Melayu
merampok
meh-rahm-pohk
MYမြန်မာ
မင်းတို့ကို လုယက်တယ်
mehn-toh-koh loo-yeh-teh
NLNederlands
berovend
beh-roh-vend
NONorsk
plyndrende
ploond-reh-nde
PLPolski
grabieżczy
gah-byezh-chee
PTPortuguês
despojando
deh-spo-jah-ndoh
RORomână
jefuind
zheh-foo-eend
RUРусский
ограбляя
oh-grahb-lyah-yah
SVSvenska
plundrande
ploond-rah-nde
SWKiswahili
kutwanga
koo-twa-ngah
TEతెలుగు
దోపిడీ
dhopi-dee
TLTL
nagnanakaw
nahg-nah-nah-kahw
UKУкраїнська
грабіжницький
hrah-beezh-nee-tsee-kee
VITiếng Việt
cướp bóc
kyoop bohk
YOYO
ífọwọ́sẹ
ee-foh-woh-seh
ZUZU
ukudlwengula
oo-koo-dloo-ehng-goo-lah