Pirating
Pirating noun - The act or pursuit of robbing ships at sea.
Usage example: officially sanctioned pirating used to be common among warring nations
Plundering and pirating are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plundering" instead a noun "Pirating".
Plundering
Plundering noun - The act of stealing valuable things from a place.
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Pirating and plundering are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pirating" instead a noun "Plundering".
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