Depredation vs. Plundering — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Depredation and Plundering
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Depredation
A predatory attack; a raid.
Plundering
To rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; pillage
Plunder a village.
Depredation
Damage or loss; ravage
"[Carnegie Hall has] withstood the wear and tear of enthusiastic music lovers and the normal depredations of time" (Mechanical Engineering).
Plundering
To seize wrongfully or by force; steal
Plundered the supplies.
Depredation
An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder.
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Plundering
To take booty; rob.
Depredation
A raid or predatory attack.
Union Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman had long known that his fragile supply and communication lines through Tennessee were in serious jeopardy because of depredations by Forrest's cavalry raids. (Battle of Brice's Crossroads)
Plundering
The act or practice of plundering.
Depredation
The act of depredating, or the state of being depredated; the act of despoiling or making inroads; as, the sea often makes depredation on the land.
Plundering
Property stolen by fraud or force; booty.
Depredation
An act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
Plundering
Present participle of plunder
Depredation
(usually plural) a destructive action;
The ravages of time
The depradations of age and disease
Plundering
The act of one who plunders; pillaging or looting; plunder.
Plundering
The act of stealing valuable things from a place;
The plundering of the Parthenon
His plundering of the great authors
Plundering
Given to taking by force what is desired
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