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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Maraud \Ma*raud"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Marauded}; p. pr & vb
n. {Marauding}.] [F. marauder, fr maraud vagabond, OF
marault of uncertain origin, perh. for malault fr
(assumed) LL malaldus fr L. malus bad ill + a suffix of
German origin (cf. {Herald}). Cf {Malice}.]
To rove in quest of plunder; to make an excursion for booty;
to plunder. ``Marauding hosts.'' --Milman.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
marauding
adj : characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding;
"bands of marauding Indians"; "predatory warfare"; "a
raiding party" [syn: {predatory}, {raiding}]
n : the practice of plundering in gangs [syn: {banditry}]
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