Robbery

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act or an instance of unlawfully taking the property of another by the use of violence or intimidation.
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  • n. The act or practice of robbing.
  • n. The offense of attempting to take the property of another by threat of force.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act or practice of robbing; theft.
  • n. The crime of robbing. See Rob, v. t., 2.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. 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).
  • n. Synonyms Depredation, spoliation, despoilment. See robber.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. plundering during riots or in wartime
  • n. larceny by threat of violence
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    pillaging    plundering    pillage   
    Cross Reference
    highway robbery   
    Variant
    rob   
    Hyponym
    slang    steaming    qualifier    blagging   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    despoilment    despoliation    theft    rapine    larceny   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    snobbery   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    theft    rape    burglary    murder    treason   
     
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