To pillage or plunder—taking goods by force or during chaos (looting, robbery).
戦争中、町は略奪にあって多くの家が失われた。
During the war the town was pillaged and many houses were lost.
略奪品の押収が警察によって報告された。
The police reported the seizure of looted goods.
古文書の略奪は文化財の損失につながる。
The plundering of historical documents leads to loss of cultural heritage.