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Princeton's WordNet

  1. armed robbery, heist, holdup, stickupnoun

    robbery at gunpoint

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  1. armed robberynoun

    An instance of robbery where the participants are armed, i.e. are carrying weapons.

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  1. armed robbery

    Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, threat of force, or by use of fear. According to common law, robbery is defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the person of that property, by means of force or fear; that is, it is a larceny or theft accomplished by an assault. Precise definitions of the offence may vary between jurisdictions. Robbery is differentiated from other forms of theft (such as burglary, shoplifting, pickpocketing, or car theft) by its inherently violent nature (a violent crime); whereas many lesser forms of theft are punished as misdemeanors, robbery is always a felony in jurisdictions that distinguish between the two. Under English law, most forms of theft are triable either way, whereas robbery is triable only on indictment. The word "rob" came via French from Late Latin words (e.g., deraubare) of Germanic origin, from Common Germanic raub "theft". Among the types of robbery are armed robbery, which involves the use of a weapon, and aggravated robbery, when someone brings with them a deadly weapon or something that appears to be a deadly weapon. Highway robbery or mugging takes place outside or in a public place such as a sidewalk, street, or parking lot. Carjacking is the act of stealing a car from a victim by force. Extortion is the threat to do something illegal, or the offer to not do something illegal, in the event that goods are not given, primarily using words instead of actions. Criminal slang for robbery includes "blagging" (armed robbery, usually of a bank) or "stick-up" (derived from the verbal command to robbery targets to raise their hands in the air), and "steaming" (organized robbery on underground train systems).

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  1. armed robbery

    Armed robbery is a criminal act of theft, or larceny, that involves the use of a weapon. The perpetrator uses the weapon to exert force, threaten or intimidate the victim in order to seize their property or belongings. This criminal offense is generally considered a more serious crime compared to petty theft or pick-pocketing due to the violent nature and potential harm it could cause the victim. The term "armed" signifies that the robber is equipped with a weapon such as a gun, knife, or any other harmful objects during the act of robbery.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of armed robbery in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of armed robbery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of armed robbery in a Sentence

  1. Betsy Brantner-Smith:

    Let me just say that New York City has the third-strictest gun laws in the United States. Let's use those gun laws to prosecute, anyone who uses a firearm in the commission of a violent felony, whether it's threatening someone during an armed robbery, during a carjacking, what you know during a domestic dispute, they need to be charged and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. And while that process is playing out from their arrest to their trial to their conviction, they need to be incarcerated. We encourage the mayor to speak honestly with people about that and encourage bipartisan support for all of that.

  2. Eric Adams:

    No one in this city should be the victim of armed robbery, let alone our faith leaders and congregants worshiping in a House of God, the NYPD is investigating this crime and will work tirelessly to bring the criminals involved to justice.

  3. Judge Mindy Glazer:

    Ma’am, you were arrested for burglary with an assault or battery, strong armed robbery with an aggravated battery and child abuse. I will appoint the public defender’s office for you.

  4. Ashan Benedict:

    They may start out using that gun and practice destruction of property, stop sign shootings, vehicle shootings. They may graduate to an armed carjacking or an armed robbery. And then all of a sudden that gun is being discharged and lives are being lost.

  5. Brian Chin:

    From a landlord’s perspective, from storeowner’s perspective, we’re terrified of this, his policies and what not. Armed robbery of a store is now a petty larceny? What insanity is this? this guy, his rap sheet is a mile long, he should have been behind bars. Assault? Menacing? How is he out? This is outrageous.


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