[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder:The barbarians pillaged every conquered city.Synonyms: rape , despoil , spoil , sack , rob", "to take as booty."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to rob with open violence; take booty:Soldiers roamed the countryside, pillaging and killing."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the act of plundering, especially in war.Synonyms: spoliation , depredation , rapine", "booty or spoil.Synonyms: plunder"]}]