盗墓（tomb/grave robbing/raiding），是偷盗坟墓物品的违法行为，是指个人或团体以非法的方式进入不属于自己财产的陵墓，取出其中的物品以为己用的行为。它的发生通常伴随着对古墓不可恢复的破坏。盗墓贼的英文表达为Tomb raiders或grave robbers。

考古（archaeology）和盗墓的区别：

盗墓，是为了个人非法的利益，并且会对文物造成极大的破坏。

考古，是为了社会的利益，取出的物品一般存放博物馆参观或进国家档案室进行研究以及修复和保护。

与盗墓有关的相关双语法规：

《中华人民共和国刑法》第三百二十八条

【盗掘古文化遗址、古墓葬罪】盗掘具有历史、艺术、科学价值的古文化遗址、古墓葬的，处三年以上十年以下有期徒刑，并处罚金;情节较轻的，处三年以下有期徒刑、拘役或者管制，并处罚金;有下列情形之一的，处十年以上有期徒刑或者无期徒刑，并处罚金或者没收财产：

A person who excavates and robs a site of ancient culture or ancient tombs of historical, artistic or scientific value shall be sentenced to fixed-term of imprisonment of not less than three years and not more than ten years and concurrently to a fine; if the circumstances is relatively minor, to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance and concurrently to a fine; and under any of the following circumstances, to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years, life imprisonment or death and concurrently to a fine or confiscation of property:

(一)盗掘确定为全国重点文物保护单位和省级文物保护单位的古文化遗址、古墓葬的;

To excavate and rob a site of ancient culture or ancient tomb which is designated as the major site to be protected for its historical and culture value at the national level or at the provincial level;

(二)盗掘古文化遗址、古墓葬集团的首要分子;

To be the ringleader of a gang engaged in excavating and robbing sites of ancient culture or ancient tombs;

(三)多次盗掘古文化遗址、古墓葬的;

To excavate and rob sites of ancient culture or ancient tombs for many times;

(四)盗掘古文化遗址、古墓葬，并盗窃珍贵文物或者造成珍贵文物严重破坏的。

To excavate a site of ancient culture or ancient tomb and to rob valuable cultural sites therein or to cause serious damages to valuable cultural relics therein.

【盗掘古人类化石、古脊椎动物化石罪】盗掘国家保护的具有科学价值的古人类化石和古脊椎动物化石的，依照前款的规定处罚。

A person who excavate and robs fossils of ancient human being or ancient spined animals of scientific value shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

参考双语例句：

Police said the 175 tomb raiders, who belong to 10 gangs, had a clear division of labor covering the whole process from excavation to sales. Four archeologist are suspected of participating in the tomb raiding and selling the stolen artifacts.

175个盗墓贼隶属于10个团伙，整个过程从挖掘到销赃分工明确。四名考古学家涉嫌参与盗墓以及出售被盗文物。

The Directorate-General decided to reactivate an agreement with the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team of the Argentine Republic so that the two entities could coordinate and consult on methodological and archaeological aspects of the excavations, anthropological laboratory tests and the taking of possible bone samples for due identification by DNA extraction, which is thus a continuation of the work that they had begun together during the time of the Truth and Justice Commission.

真相、正义和赔偿总局决定重新启动与阿根廷共和国阿根廷法医人类学工作队的协议，使双方能够进行协调，并就挖掘尸体、人类学实验室测验和提取骨骼样品进行DNA比对等事项的方法和考古工作问题进行协商，因此，这是真相和正义委员会存在时期开始的工作的继续。