Robbery

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  • noun. The act or an instance of unlawfully taking the property of another by the use of violence or intimidation.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act or practice of robbing; a plundering; a pillaging; a taking away by violence, wrong, or oppression; the act of unjustly and forcibly depriving one of anything; specifically, in law, the felonious and forcible taking of the property of another from his person, or in his presence, against his will, by violence or by putting him in fear (Wharton).
  • noun. Synonyms Depredation, spoliation, despoilment. See robber.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act or practice of robbing; theft.
  • noun. The crime of robbing. See Rob, v. t., 2.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The act or practice of robbing.
  • noun. The offense of attempting to take the property of another by threat of force.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. plundering during riots or in wartime
  • noun. larceny by threat of violence
    • Word Usage
    "The term robbery will be used for incidents that occur while a ship or yacht is anchored or tied up at a pier."
    cross-reference
    highway robbery  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    pillage  pillaging  plundering  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    blagging  qualifier  slang  steaming  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    snobbery  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    abuse  assassination  assault  atrocity  burglary  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    armed robbery  asportation  assault and robbery  banditry  bank robbery  
    variant
    rob  
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