robbery
pronunciation
How to pronounce robbery in British English:
UK [ˈrɒbəri]
How to pronounce robbery in American English:
US [ˈrɑːbəri]
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- Noun:
- larceny by threat of violence
- plundering during riots or in wartime
Word Origin
- robbery (n.)
- c. 1200, from Old French roberie "robbery, theft," from rober "to rob" (see rob).
Synonym
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Example
- 1. Zdzierak pleaded guilty last week to six robbery counts .
- 2. I might as well have announced that I 'd taken up bank robbery as a sideline .
- 3. Would there be more gilded , stripy cushions , but less armed robbery ?
- 4. The incident may well have been a simple attempted robbery .
- 5. So much so that he would target one for robbery and beating ?