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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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plunder or spoil taken from an enemy in war, especially the indiscriminate plunder taken by the victor after the capture of a city. The word came into English from India. It is adapted from the Hindi lut, which is either from Sanskrit lunt, to rob, plunder, or lotra, loptra, booty.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Loot'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​l/loot.html. 1910.
 
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