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looting

noun [U]
 
 
/ˈluː.tɪŋ/ US  /-t̬ɪŋ/

Definition

the activity of stealing from shops during a violent event: There were reports of widespread looting as football hooligans stampeded through the city centre.Stealing
(Definition of looting noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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