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View synonyms for robbery

robbery

[ rob-uh-ree ]

noun

, plural rob·ber·ies.
  1. the act, the practice, or an instance of robbing.

    Synonyms: burglary, theft, pillage, plunder

  2. Law. the felonious taking of someone's property from their person or in their immediate presence, against their will, by violence or intimidation.

robbery

/ ˈrɒbərɪ /

noun

  1. criminal law the stealing of property from a person by using or threatening to use force
  2. the act or an instance of robbing

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Other Words From

  • anti·robber·y adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of robbery1

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English robberie from Old French. See rob, -ery

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Idioms and Phrases

see daylight robbery ; highway robbery .

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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