plunder

(noun) goods or money obtained illegally. Synonyms: loot, booty, pillage, prize, swag, dirty money.

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

(verb) plunder (a town) after capture. Synonyms: sack. Examples: "The barbarians sacked rome."

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

(verb) destroy and strip of its possession. Synonyms: rape, spoil, despoil, violate. Examples: "The soldiers raped the beautiful country."