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31robbery — See: HIGHWAY ROBBERY …
32robbery — See: HIGHWAY ROBBERY …
33robbery — /rob euh ree/, n., pl. robberies. 1. the act, the practice, or an instance of robbing. 2. Law. the felonious taking of the property of another from his or her person or in his or her immediate presence, against his or her will, by violence or… …
34Robbery — Practised by the Ishmaelites (Gen. 16:12), the Chaldeans and Sabeans (Job 1:15, 17), and the men of Shechem (Judg. 9:25. See also 1 Sam. 27:6 10; 30; Hos. 4:2; 6:9). Robbers infested Judea in our Lord s time (Luke 10:30; John 18:40; Acts 5:36 …
35robbery — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. burglary, larceny, thievery; see crime 2 , theft . See Synonym Study at theft . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. stealing, thievery, burglary, mugging, armed robbery, theft, *holdup, *stickup, *heist, looting, break in,… …
36robbery — See: highway robbery …
37robbery — n 1. burglary, theft, Sl. heist, break in; Inf. holdup, Sl. stickup, Sl. hustle, Inf. mugging, Sl. jumping, Sl. rolling. 2. thievery, pilferage, pilfering, Sl. swiping, Sl. hustling, Sl. copping; peculation, embezzlement, misappropriation; purse… …
38robbery — noun they were arrested for the robbery Syn: burglary, theft, stealing, housebreaking, shoplifting, embezzlement, fraud, hold up, raid; informal mugging, smash and grab, stick up; N.Amer.; informal heist …
39robbery — [ˈrɒbəri] noun [C/U] the crime of stealing money or property • See: daylight robbery …
40robbery — /ˈrɒbəri/ (say robuhree) noun (plural robberies) 1. the action or practice, or an instance, of robbing. 2. Law theft from a person, accompanied by violence or threat of violence. –phrase 3. robbery under arms, Obsolete bushranging. {Middle… …
