raid
nouns
an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
is a type of (narrower)
the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
verbs
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
"The police raided the crack house"
enter someone else's territory and take spoils
"The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly"
is derived from
take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock
"T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"
is derived from
is a type of (narrower)
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
"He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
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