Looting vs. Stealing — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Looting and Stealing
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Looting
Looting is the act of stealing, or the taking of goods by force, in the midst of a military, political, or other social crisis, such as war, natural disasters (where law and civil enforcement are temporarily ineffective), or rioting. The proceeds of all these activities can be described as booty, loot, plunder, spoils, or pillage.During modern-day armed conflicts, pillaging is prohibited by international law, and constitutes a war crime.
Stealing
To take (the property of another) without right or permission.
Looting
Valuables pillaged in time of war; spoils.
Stealing
To present or use (someone else's words or ideas) as one's own.
Looting
Stolen goods or money.
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Stealing
To get or take secretly or artfully
Steal a look at a diary.
Steal the puck from an opponent.
Looting
(Informal) Things of value, such as gifts, received.
Stealing
To give or enjoy (a kiss) that is unexpected or unnoticed.
Looting
(Slang) Money.
Stealing
To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer
The magician's assistant stole the show with her comic antics.
Looting
To take goods from (a place) by force or without right, especially in time of war or lawlessness; plunder
The rebels looted the city. Rioters looted the downtown stores.
Stealing
(Baseball) To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a base hit, walk, passed ball, or wild pitch.
Looting
To take by force or without right; steal
Broke into the tomb and looted the grave goods.
Stealing
To steal another's property.
Looting
To take goods by force or through lawless behavior.
Stealing
To move, happen, or elapse stealthily or unobtrusively
He stole away for a quiet moment. The deadline stole up on us.
Looting
The act of stealing during a general disturbance.
During the looting, the mob stole everything they could and then set fire to the buildings.
Stealing
(Baseball) To steal a base.
Looting
Present participle of loot
While looting the stores the looters took the opportunity for revenge by destroying what they didn't steal.
Stealing
The act of stealing.
Looting
Plundering during riots or in wartime
Stealing
(Slang) A bargain.
Stealing
(Baseball) A stolen base.
Stealing
(Basketball) An act of gaining possession of the ball from an opponent.
Stealing
(uncountable) The action of the verb to steal, theft.
Stealing
That which is stolen; stolen property.
Stealing
Present participle of steal
Stealing
The act of taking feloniously the personal property of another without his consent and knowledge; theft; larceny.
Stealing
That which is stolen; stolen property; - chiefly used in the plural.
Stealing
The act of taking something from someone unlawfully;
The thieving is awful at Kennedy International
Stealing
Avoiding detection by moving carefully
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