rapine
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He was far removed from the established neoclassical Parisian academicians, whose plump-fleshed vignettes of rapine, bustle, moments of battle and historical panoramas were the fine art of the day.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mr. Rickett's motive is interpreted by the less credulous as a desire to save Ethiopia, and incidentally his concession, from Italian rapine by putting new hope into the elements opposed to invasion.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ribourt had brought the dismissal of the governor, La Richerie, former governor of Cayenne, who by dint of rapine had made a great fortune in New Caledonia.
From History of the Commune of 1871 by Lissagary, P.
Himself, too, had set the example of suppressing monasteries, though he did this not for mere rapine or to gorge his parasites, but to turn useless and abused endowments to a noble use.
From Oxford and Her Colleges by Smith, Goldwin
The struggle with the Philistines was not a matter of rapine and plunder, but of freedom and independence.
From The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) by Duncker, Max
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 1–7
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