Meaning of robbery | Babel Free

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1. The act or an instance of unlawfully taking the property of another by the use of violence or intimidation.
2. The offense of taking or attempting to take the property of another by force or threat of force.
   countable, uncountable
3. The act or crime of taking another's property unlawfully and by force:holdup.
4. The bank robbers got away with nearly $50,000. rower لِص، سارِق، نَهّاب крадец ladrão lupič der Räuber røver; -røver ληστήςladrón röövel دزد varas voleur/-euse שודד डाकू pljačkaš rabló perampok ræningi ladro, rapinatore 強盗 강도 plėšikas laupītājs pencuri roverraner, tyvrabuś غل ladrão tâlhar, jefuitor грабитель lupič ropar pljačkaš rånare โจร soyguncu 搶劫犯 грабіжник ڈاکو kẻ cướp 盗贼，强盗
5. the act of robbing. Robbery is a serious crime; He was charged with four robberies. roof لُصوصِيَّه، سَرِقَه، نَهْب обир roubo loupež der Raub røveri ληστείαrobo rööv دزدی؛ سرقت ryöstö volשוד डकैती pljačka rablás perampokan rán furto, rapina 強盗 강도 행위 apiplëðimasto laupīšana kecurian diefstalranrabunek, rozbój غلا roubo furt грабёж lúpež rop pljačka rån การปล้น soygun 搶劫 крадіжка; пограбування ڈکیتی tội ăn cướp 抢劫
6. (Law) criminal law the stealing of property from a person by using or threatening to use force
   criminal law
7. the act or an instance of robbing
8. the act or practice of robbing.
9. the felonious taking of property from another's person by violence or intimidation.
10. burglary, raid, hold-up, rip-off (slang), stick-up (slang, chiefly U.S.) He committed dozens of armed robberies.
    (slang)
11. theft, stealing, fraud, steaming (informal), mugging (informal), plunder, swindle, pillage, embezzlement, larceny, depredation, filching, thievery, rapine, spoliation He was serving a sentence for robbery.
    (informal)

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“bank robbery”

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