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 Definitions of robbery  [ˈrɒb ə ri]  

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Definition of 'robbery' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) robbery
the act or practice of robbing.

2.  robbery
the felonious taking of property from another's person by violence or intimidation.

Etymology:  (1150–1200; ME robberie < OF. See rob , -ery)

Definition of 'robbery' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) robbery
larceny by threat of violence

2. (noun) looting, robbery
plundering during riots or in wartime


Definition of 'robbery' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) robbery
an occasion when sb robs a place
There have been several robberies in the neighborhood.

2.  robbery
the crime of robbing a place
a young man arrested for robbery


Definition of 'robbery' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) robbery
the act or practice of robbing; theft

2. (noun) robbery
the crime of robbing. See Rob, v. t., 2


Translation of 'robbery' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the act of robbing
Robbery is a serious crime; He was charged with four robberies.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: roof Arabic flag Arabic: لُصوصِيَّه، سَرِقَه، نَهْ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: обир
Brazilian flag Brazilian: roubo Czech flag Czech: loupež German flag German: der Raub
Danish flag Danish: røveri Greek flag Greek: ληστεία Spanish flag Spanish: robo
Estonian flag Estonian: rööv Farsi flag Farsi: دزدی؛ سرقت Finnish flag Finnish: ryöstö
French flag French: vol Hebrew flag Hebrew: שוֹד Hindi flag Hindi: डकैती
Croatian flag Croatian: pljačka Hungarian flag Hungarian: rablás Indonesian flag Indonesian: perampokan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: rán Italian flag Italian: furto, rapina Japanese flag Japanese: 強盗
Korean flag Korean: 강도 행위 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: apiplëðimasto Latvian flag Latvian: laupīšana
Malay flag Malay: kecurian Dutch flag Dutch: diefstal Norwegian flag Norwegian: ran
Polish flag Polish: rabunek, rozbój Persian flag Persian: دزدی؛ سرقت Pashto flag Pashto: غلا
Portuguese flag Portuguese: roubo Romanian flag Romanian: furt Russian flag Russian: грабёж
Slovak flag Slovak: lúpež Slovenian flag Slovenian: rop Serbian flag Serbian: pljačka
Swedish flag Swedish: rån Thai flag Thai: การปล้น Turkish flag Turkish: soygun
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 搶劫 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: крадіжка; пограбування Urdu flag Urdu: ڈکیتی
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: tội ăn cướp Chinese flag Chinese: 抢劫

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