robbery

Definition of robbery in English English dictionary: The offense of attempting to take the property of another by threat of force; The act or practice of robbing; {n} forcible taking from the person of another, an unlawful taking; The felonious and forcible taking of another person's property by violence inflicted upon the person having care or custody of a rightful access to the property, or by putting such person in fear of violence or by overt felonious act committed in the presence of such person and of which he is actually cognizant; The taking of anothers' property by force or threat of personal violence; larceny by threat of violence; (Vol avec violence) The taking of property of another during which the person being robbed is put in fear of personal violence; The crime of robbing; - The felonious taking, either by force or by fear of force, of the personal property of another, commonly known as "hold-up "; {i} burglary, theft, act of stealing; The act or practice of robbing; theft; larceny from the person or presence of another by violence or threat; Cases where the primary charge involves theft of property by the use of force, violence, or fear of injury to a person or his or her property; = Illegal confrontational taking of another's property through the use of force, threats, or violence; The unlawful taking or attempted taking of property that is in the immediate possession of another by force or threat of force; plundering during riots or in wartime; Felonious taking of another's property, from his or her person or immediate presence and against his or her will, by means of force or fear (See larceny ); The taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear; The taking of another's property by force or threat of force; The unlawful removal of property from a premise involving the use of violence or the threat of violence; The loss of property due to theft when a person is threatened with physical harm or injury; 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. robberies the crime of stealing money or things from a bank, shop etc, especially using violence theft, burglary burglary; In Crime insurance, the taking or attempted taking of property by one who has caused or threatened to cause bodily harm, or committed a witnessed, obviously unlawful act; Theft of personal property, either by force or with a threat of force; Taking money or property from another person by force or threat of force; Felonious taking of another's property, from his or her person or immediate presence and against his or her will, bymeans of force or fear It differs from larceny; See Rob, v; Felonious taking of another's property, from his or her person or immediate presence and against his or her will, by means of force or fear See larceny; taking property from a person by force or threat of violence; Stealing or taking anything of value by force, or violence, or by use of fear; The felonious and forcible taking of property by violence inflicted upon the victim of the robbery, or by putting such person in fear of violence This includes money, checks, and goods taken from such person during a holdup; Taking of property from a person by someone who has (1) caused or threatens to cause bodily harm to that person, or (2) committed an obviously unlawful act witnessed by that person; rief
robbery conviction: conviction for robbery
robbery suspect: someone suspected of committing robbery
daylight robbery: an exorbitant charge for a product or service
highway robbery: The act of robbing a traveler on a public road
highway robbery: Said of excessive or exorbitant prices
They think they can charge $400 for a shirt? That's highway robbery.
Great Train Robbery: an event in 1963 when a group of criminals robbed a British mail train and stole over £2 million, which at that time was the largest amount of money ever stolen in the UK
armed robbery: robbery which is committed using a weapon
armed robbery: robbery at gunpoint
attempted robbery: effort to rob or steal
daylight robbery: robbery that was committed during the day
daylight robbery: disapproval If someone charges you a great deal of money for something and you think this is unfair or unreasonable, you can refer to this as daylight robbery. They're just ripping the fans off; it's daylight robbery
highway robbery: {i} extremely high price, fee that is irrationally high (Informal); robbery of a traveler carried out on a public highway or road
highway robbery: robbery of travellers on or near a public road an exorbitant price; "what they are asking for gas these days is highway robbery
robberies: plural of robbery