looting

(noun) plundering during riots or in wartime. Synonyms: robbery.

(verb) take illegally; of intellectual property. Synonyms: loot, plunder. Example: "This writer plundered from famous authors."

(verb) steal goods; take as spoils. Synonyms: plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray. Example: "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners."