Definitions for robberyˈrɒb ə ri

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

rob•ber•yˈrɒb ə ri(n.)(pl.)-ber•ies.

  1. the act or practice of robbing.

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

    Category: Law

Origin of robbery:

1150–1200; ME robberie < OF. See rob , -ery

Princeton's WordNet

  1. robbery(noun)

    larceny by threat of violence

  2. looting, robbery(noun)

    plundering during riots or in wartime

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. robbery(noun)ˈrɒb ə ri

    an occasion when sb robs a place

    There have been several robberies in the neighborhood.

  2. robberyˈrɒb ə ri

    the crime of robbing a place

    a young man arrested for robbery

Wiktionary

  1. robbery(Noun)

    The act or practice of robbing.

  2. robbery(Noun)

    The offense of attempting to take the property of another by threat of force.

  3. Origin: roberie, from the verb rober + -ie. Ultimately from unattested *. See rob, -y.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Robbery(noun)

    the act or practice of robbing; theft

  2. Robbery(noun)

    the crime of robbing. See Rob, v. t., 2


Translations for robbery

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

robbery(noun)

the act of robbing

Robbery is a serious crime; He was charged with four robberies.

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