Robbery (Noun)
Meaning 1
Plundering during riots or in wartime.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
Larceny by threat of violence.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The police were investigating a string of armed robbery cases in the downtown area.
- The store owner was shaken after the robbery, in which the thief had threatened to harm him if he didn't hand over the cash.
- The suspect was charged with aggravated robbery after pointing a gun at the bank teller during the heist.
- The robbery was caught on camera, showing the perpetrator threatening the clerk with a knife.
- The FBI was tracking a pattern of robbery and extortion cases linked to organized crime in the city.