noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
Literary or formal term for seizing goods by force, often in the context of war or banditry. Rare in everyday speech; 略奪 is the common modern equivalent.
古文書には、敵軍が村を奪掠したと記されている。
An old document records that the enemy army pillaged the village.
「奪掠」は現代ではほとんど使われず、代わりに「略奪」が用いられる。
In modern times, 奪掠 is hardly used; 略奪 is used instead.