| Word | rapine |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. The violent seizure of property. |
| Sentence | When Rome's leaders forgot their dignity…then its soldiers, ‘urged only by hopes of plunder and rapine, unfeelingly committed the most flagrant enormities.’ |
| Source | First Principles, Thomas E. Ricks, p. 101 |
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