Looting Definition & Meaning

looting
noun
  1. plundering during riots or in wartime

"Looting" in song lyrics

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  • "They will step over the body for the looting.."
    Aesop Rock — Winners Take All
  • "What I spit causes rioting, and mutha fucken looting"
    Capital-X — I Want Justice
  • "Further up the strip it's some sisters prostituting, dealers looting"
    South Circle — Getto Madness

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