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Webster 1913 Edition

Direption

Di-rep′tion

,
Noun.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Direption

DIREPTION

,
Noun.
[L.] The act of plundering.

Definition 2024

direption

direption

English

Noun

direption

  1. The act of plundering, despoiling, or snatching away.
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Etymology

From Latin direptio, from diripere ‎(“to tear asunder, plunder”), from di- + rapere ‎(“to seize and carry off”).

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