This is the 11014th most frequent French word.
pillages
"Plundering" or "looting."
The word 'pillages' here refers to the act of looting or plundering, specifically of stores.
Les pillages des magasins ont été rapportés après la manifestation.
Looting of the stores was reported after the demonstration.
In this sentence, 'pillages' denotes the unlawful taking or destruction of historical information and documents.
Les pillages des archives historiques ont causé la perte de documents précieux.
The looting of the historical archives caused the loss of valuable documents.
'Pillages' in this context highlights the historical aspect of looting or pillaging as related to warfare.