Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
LOOT
I. noun
Etymology: Hindi & Urdu lūṭ; akin to Sanskrit luṇṭati he plunders
Date: circa 1788
goods usually of considerable value taken in war ; spoils, something held to resemble goods of value seized in war: as, something appropriated illegally often by force or violence, illicit gains by public officials, money , the action of looting, see: spoil
II. verb
Date: 1845
transitive verb
1. to plunder or sack in war, to rob especially on a large scale and usually by violence or corruption, to seize and carry away by force especially in war, intransitive verb to engage in robbing or plundering especially in war, looter noun