Definition of Robbery. Meaning of Robbery. Synonyms of Robbery

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Definition of Robbery

Robbery
Robbery 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.

Meaning of Robbery from wikipedia

- Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, threat of force, or use of fear. According to common law, robbery is defined...
- The Millennium Dome raid was an attempted robbery of the Millennium Dome's diamond exhibition in Greenwich, South East London occurring on 7 November...
- This Is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist is a 2021 American do****entary miniseries about the 1990 robbery of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum...
- Bank robbery is the criminal act of stealing from a bank, specifically while bank employees and customers are subjected to force, violence, or a threat...
- 2004) in national and foreign currencies, making it Norway's largest-ever robbery. Of the total, 51 million kroner are still to be recovered. The 37 NOKAS...
- Look up robbery in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Robbery is the attempt to take the property of another by threat of force. Robbery may also refer to:...
- bank robberies, bank robbers and gangs involved in bank robberies. Johann Kastenberger Agricultural Bank of China robbery The first bank robbery in Denmark...
- a van and driven away in two trips. This was one of the largest bank robberies in the history of the United Kingdom. The Police Service of Northern Ireland...
- The 2006 Securitas depot robbery in Tonbridge, England, was the UK's largest cash heist. It began with a kidnapping on the evening of 21 February 2006...
- The Great Train Robbery may refer to: Great Train Robbery (1963), of £2.6 million from a British train Great Gold Robbery, of gold worth £12,000 from...