raiding
n. uncountablen. the act of making a sudden, surprise attack on a place to steal things or find someone. You often hear this word when police enter a building or when soldiers attack an enemy camp.
n. the act of conducting a sudden, surprise incursion into a location for the purpose of seizing goods, capturing individuals, or gathering intelligence. Often used in military, law enforcement, or historical contexts.
The police are raiding the warehouse right now.
The coastal village suffered from frequent raiding by pirates during the seventeenth century.
Historians argue that the primary motivation for the constant raiding along the border was the acquisition of livestock rather than the conquest of territory.
Often functions as a gerund noun describing a repeated activity or historical practice.