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Plundering vs Theft - What's the difference?

plundering | theft |

As nouns the difference between plundering and theft

is that plundering is the act of one who plunders; pillaging or looting; plunder while theft is the act of stealing property.

As a verb plundering

is .

plundering

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who plunders; pillaging or looting; plunder.
  • * 2005 , Michael L. Morgan, Classics of Moral and Political Theory (page 473)
  • Not all military exercises by human beings are forbidden. Rather, only disordered and dangerous military exercises that give rise to slayings and plunderings are forbidden.

    theft

    English

    (wikipedia theft)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of stealing property.
  • Derived terms

    * petty theft

    See also

    * nick * steal * TWOC