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robbery vs pillage

pillage vs robbery

robbery and pillage both are nouns.

robbery is not a verb while pillage is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
robbery Yes No No No
pillage Yes No Yes No
As nouns, pillage is a hypernym of robbery; that is, pillage is a word with a broader meaning than robbery:
  • robbery: plundering during riots or in wartime
  • pillage: the act of stealing valuable things from a place
Other hypernyms of robbery include pillaging, plundering.
robbery (noun) pillage (noun)
larceny by threat of violence the act of stealing valuable things from a place
plundering during riots or in wartime goods or money obtained illegally
robbery (verb) pillage (verb)
steal goods; take as spoils
Difference between robbery and pillage

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