Direption

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Direption \Di*rep"tion\, n. [L. direptio, fr. diripere to tear
     asunder, plunder; di- = dis- + rapere to seize and carry
     off.]
     The act of plundering, despoiling, or snatching away. [R.]
     --Speed.
     [1913 Webster]