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  • 21robbery — Synonyms and related words: armed robbery, asportation, assault and robbery, banditry, bank robbery, bereavement, breaking and entering, burglary, burgling, caper, cattle lifting, cattle stealing, cost, damage, dead loss, debit, denial,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 22robbery — n. 1) to commit (a) robbery 2) armed; bank; daylight (BE) ( overcharging ); highway (fig.) robbery * * * [ rɒb(ə)rɪ] bank highway (fig.) robbery daylight ( overcharging ; BE) armed to commit (a) robbery …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 23robbery — rob|ber|y [ rabəri ] noun count or uncount * the crime of taking money or property illegally, often by using threats or violence: a bank robbery He was arrested and charged with armed robbery (=robbery using a gun). => HIGHWAY ROBBERY …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 24robbery — noun (C, U) the crime of stealing things from a bank, shop etc, especially using violence: Police are investigating a series of bank robberies in South Wales. | armed robbery (=robbery using a gun): a 10 year prison sentence for armed robbery see …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25Robbery, Assault and Battery — Infobox Song Name = Robbery, Assault and Battery SorA = album Artist = Genesis Album = A Trick of the Tail Released = 20 February 1976 track no = 5 Recorded = October November 1975 Genre = Progressive rock Length = 6:16 Writer = Tony Banks/Phil… …

    Wikipedia

  • 26robbery — noun /ˈrɒbəˌri,ˈrɒbri/ a) The act or practice of robbing. b) The offense of attempting to take the property of another by threat of force. See Also: armed robbery, rob …

    Wiktionary

  • 27robbery — [[t]rɒ̱bəri[/t]] robberies N VAR: oft supp N Robbery is the crime of stealing money or property from a bank, shop, or vehicle, often by using force or threats. The gang members committed dozens of armed robberies over the past year... The man was …

    English dictionary

  • 28robbery — noun 1) they were arrested for the robbery Syn: burglary, theft, thievery, stealing, breaking and entering, housebreaking, larceny, shoplifting, purse snatching; embezzlement, fraud; holdup, break in, raid; informal mugging, stickup, heist …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 29robbery — The felonious taking of money or goods of value from the person of another or in his presence, against his will, by force or by putting him in fear. 46 Am J1st Rob § 2. The gist of the offense of robbery both at common law and under the Illinois… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 30robbery insurance — Insurance covering a loss by robbery, that is by a crime containing all the elements of the offense of robbery. Anno: 48 ALR2d 19. A coverage of the felonious and forcible taking of the property of the insured by violence inflicted upon the… …

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