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rapine

/ˈræpaɪn/noun

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लूटपाट, हिंसक छीना-झपटी (विशेषकर युद्ध में)

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noun
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    [U] literary

    the violent taking of other people's property, especially in a war

    लूटपाट, हिंसक छीना-झपटी (विशेषकर युद्ध में)

    • The army left the countryside in ruins after years of rapine.
    • Historians write of the rapine that followed the invasion.

    Synonyms plunder pillage looting

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

plunder pillage looting

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?Which word?

Do not confuse rapine (violent robbery) and rape (a sexual crime); the words are different, though both come from Latin rapere, "to seize".

Do not confuse rapine (हिंसक लूटपाट) और rape (एक यौन अपराध); दोनों अलग शब्द हैं, हालाँकि दोनों Latin rapere ("छीनना") से आए हैं।