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robbery

[ rob-uh-ree ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural rob·ber·ies.

the act, the practice, or an instance of robbing.
Synonyms: burglary, theft, pillage, plunder
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 /

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

Origin of robbery¹

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

Hair Robbery Is Acutally A Crime in Venezuela: Women in Venezuela apparently need to be more protective over their hair.

The Weather Underground Brinks Robbery, the last big fringe-violent left-wing attack that I remember, happened 32 years ago.

There is no such charge as Murder of a Good Person or Robbery of a Bad Person.

Robbery is supposed to have been the motive, and suspicion points in half-a-dozen directions.

To the left of the chief is the justice's clerk; and behind the bench is a placard, 'Robbery and Murder.

Robbery and public plunder were rampant in the State capital.

Robbery of women was practiced not only by the ancient Jews, but practically by all nations of antiquity.

Robbery and fighting and everything that is bad, between the newly arrived rebels and the city people.

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