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Robbing vs Plundering - What's the difference?

robbing | plundering |

As verbs the difference between robbing and plundering

is that robbing is while plundering is .

As nouns the difference between robbing and plundering

is that robbing is robbery while plundering is the act of one who plunders; pillaging or looting; plunder.

robbing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • robbery
  • * 1985 , David-Hillel Ruben, The Metaphysics of the Social World (page 141)
    • Consider the first, allegedly contrastive fact, that there were some bank robbings by Sutton rather than no robbings at all by Sutton.

    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.