About The Word Robbery
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Robbery
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What's The Definition Of Robbery?
[n] larceny by threat of violence
[n] plundering during riots or in wartime Synonyms | Synonyms for Robbery: looting Related Terms | Find terms related to Robbery: See Also | armed robbery | buccaneering | caper | dacoity | dakoity | heist | highjacking | hijacking | holdup | job | larceny | pillage | pillaging | piracy | plundering | rip-off | rolling | stealing | stickup | theft | thievery | thieving Robbery In Webster's Dictionary \Rob"ber*y\, n.; pl. {Robberies}. [OF. roberie.]
1. The act or practice of robbing; theft.
Thieves for their robbery have authority When judges
steal themselves. --Shak.
2. (Law) The crime of robbing. See {Rob}, v. t., 2.
Note: Robbery, in a strict sense, differs from theft, as it
is effected by force or intimidation, whereas theft is
committed by stealth, or privately.
Syn: Theft; depredation; spoliation; despoliation;
despoilment; plunder; pillage; rapine; larceny;
freebooting; piracy.
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