Robbery Definition

rŏbə-rē

robberies

noun

robberies

Act or practice of robbing.

Webster's New World

The felonious taking of personal property in the possession or immediate presence of another by the use of violence or intimidation.

Webster's New World

The illegal stealing or taking of another’s property from that person or another by violence or by threat of violence; aggravated larceny. The personal threat of violence and implicit fear on the part of the victim are essential in order to distinguish robbery from burglary.

Webster's New World Law

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Other Word Forms of Robbery

Noun

Singular:

robbery

Plural:

robberies

Origin of Robbery

Old French roberie, from the verb rober (“to steal; to pillage") + -ie. Ultimately from unattested Frankish *raubōn. See rob, -y.

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