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

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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