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Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.
Calvin Coolidge

Meaning of "robbery" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ROBBERY

robbery  [ˈrɒbərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROBBERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Robbery is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ROBBERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

robbery

Robbery

Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take something of value by force or threat of force or by putting the victim in fear. At 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. Precise definitions of the offence may vary between jurisdictions. Robbery is differentiated from other forms of theft by its inherently violent nature; whereas many lesser forms of theft are punished as misdemeanors, robbery is always a felony for this reason. 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 of Germanic origin, from Common Germanic raub — "theft". Among the types of robbery are armed robbery involving use of a weapon and aggravated robbery involving use of 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.

Definition of robbery in the English dictionary

The definition of robbery in the dictionary is the stealing of property from a person by using or threatening to use force. Other definition of robbery is the act or an instance of robbing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROBBERY


blackberry
ˈblækbərɪ
blueberry
ˈbluːbərɪ
bobbery
ˈbɒbərɪ
Burberry
ˈbɜːbərɪ
canterbury
ˈkæntəbərɪ
corroboree
kəˈrɒbərɪ
cranberry
ˈkrænbərɪ
Glastonbury
ˈɡlæstənbərɪ
jobbery
ˈdʒɒbərɪ
mulberry
ˈmʌlbərɪ
nabobery
ˈneɪbɒbərɪ
Newbury
ˈnjuːbərɪ
raspberry
ˈrɑːzbərɪ
Salisbury
ˈsɔːlzbərɪ
slobbery
ˈslɒbərɪ
snobbery
ˈsnɒbərɪ
stockjobbery
ˈstɒkˌdʒɒbərɪ
strawberry
ˈstrɔːbərɪ
Sudbury
ˈsʌdbərɪ
yobbery
ˈjɒbərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROBBERY

robalo
roband
Robbe-Grillet
robbed
Robben Island
robber
robber baron
robber crab
robber fly
robber trench
robberies
Robbia
robbin
robbing
Robbins
robe
robe-de-chambre
roberdsman
roberdsmen

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROBBERY

aggravated robbery
ambery
armed robbery
bank robbery
bibbery
blubbery
bribery
cobwebbery
daubery
daylight robbery
fibbery
fubbery
glibbery
highway robbery
inverted snobbery
Rosebery
rubbery
shrubbery
slabbery
timbery

Synonyms and antonyms of robbery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ROBBERY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «robbery» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of robbery

Translation of «robbery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROBBERY

Find out the translation of robbery to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of robbery from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «robbery» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

抢掠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

atraco
570 millions of speakers

English

robbery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डकैती
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سَطْو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ограбление
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

roubo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডাকাতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vol
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rompakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Raub
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

強盗
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

강도질
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rampokan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự cướp đoạt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொள்ளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दरोडा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

soygun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rapina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozbój
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пограбування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

furt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κλοπή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

roof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rån
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ran
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of robbery

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROBBERY»

The term «robbery» is very widely used and occupies the 14.490 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROBBERY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about robbery

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10 QUOTES WITH «ROBBERY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word robbery.
1
Saint Augustine
In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
2
Ronald Biggs
I was involved in the robbery for a purpose, and that was because I knew somebody who could drive a diesel train. I was responsible to take along this old guy who could drive the train.
3
Ronald Biggs
It has been rumoured that I was the brains of the robbery, but that was totally incorrect. I've been described as the tea boy, which is also incorrect.
4
Johnny Carson
Anytime four New Yorkers get into a cab together without arguing, a bank robbery has just taken place.
5
James Chiles
The rise of computer crime and armed robbery has not eliminated the lure of caged cash.
6
Claire Coffee
Alien abduction movies are always the scariest; no matter how cheesy they are, they still scare me for a week. I live by myself in my apartment, and I don't worry about intruders or robbery; I mostly worry about alien abduction or evil, mean ghosts.
7
Calvin Coolidge
Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.
8
Jeff Cooper
We continue to be exasperated by the view, apparently gaining momentum in certain circles, that armed robbery is okay as long as nobody gets hurt! The proper solution to armed robbery is a dead robber, on the scene.
9
Patty Hearst
But even before that, in 1980 I went so far as to write a book about what had happened. And I wrote all about the bank robbery, I went ahead and printed it even though I had no use immunity for it.
10
Denis Kearney
They have seized upon the government by bribery and corruption. They have made speculation and public robbery a science. They have loaded the nation, the state, the county, and the city with debt.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROBBERY»

Discover the use of robbery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to robbery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Giant Diamond Robbery
When Geronimo agrees to be a caddie for his grandfather in a golf tournament, he and Special Agent OOK team up to prevent the theft of the Super Mouse Cup.
Geronimo Stilton, 2011
2
Highway Robbery
The rider sprang off as light as a cat and pulled the reins over the horse's head.
Kate Thompson, 2009
3
Herman "Baron" Lamm, the Father of Modern Bank Robbery
Analysis of arrest records finds Lamm's genius as a criminal mastermind overrated, and a detailed examination of the trial of Walter Detrich and James Clark brings to life Lamm's spectacular downfall"--Provided by publisher.
Walter Mittelstaedt, 2012
4
Bank Robbery for Beginners
From the moment the alarm was raised, it took the Vail Police department all of eight minutes to identify the two boys as the culprits But what started as two young larrikins planning something stupid soon became deadly serious as both ...
Anthony Prince, 2010
5
The Santa Claus Bank Robbery
This new edition contains an Afterword with photographs, some of them never before published, and follow-up information on the lives of the participants, including the surviving robber, witnesses and kidnap victims.
A. C. Greene, 1999
6
Armed Robbery
This is the book on the subject.
Roger Matthews, 2013
7
Superhighway Robbery
This book, written by two leading authorities in the field, provides a systematic application of concepts of situational crime prevention to internet and e-commerce crime, exploring ways in which concepts of crime prevention developed in ...
Graeme R. Newman, Ronald V. Clarke, 2013
8
Richard Scarry's the Great Pie Robbery and Other Mysteries
Gathers three mystery stories featuring Richard Scarry's sleuths, Sam Cat and Dudley Pig, who dress up in a series of disguises in order to solve crimes.
Richard Scarry, 2008
9
Sophocles' Philoctetes and the Great Soul Robbery
Norman Austin brings both keen insight and a life-long engagement with his subject to this study of Sophocles’ late tragedy Philoctetes, a fifth-century BCE play adapted from an infamous incident during the Trojan War.
Norman Austin, 2011
10
Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea: The Legal Framework for ...
Piracy is no longer an archaic problem. This analysis of the legal issues surrounding the repression of piracy and armed robbery at sea assesses whether the existing legal regime can effectively counter piracy in the modern age.
Robin Geiss, Anna Petrig, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROBBERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term robbery is used in the context of the following news items.
1
France Primark siege: Police hunt armed attackers
"At around 06:30 (04:30 GMT), three armed criminals went into the Primark store for what we think was initially an attempt at armed robbery," a police source, ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
Suge Knight refuses to leave jail cell for hearing in camera robbery
Knight fired his lawyer in the robbery case at a previous hearing, and has not yet ... He has prior felony convictions for armed robbery and assault with a gun. «The Guardian, May 15»
3
Crime doesn't spray: man pepper-sprays self during robbery
The would-be robber started spraying pepper spray in an effort to take down employees, then walked into the cloud of pepper spray in front of him. «The Seattle Times, May 15»
4
Alleged Bank Robber Arrested After Posting Pictures, Video of Hold …
A Virginia man was arrested on Monday after he allegedly robbed a bank and posted videos and a photo of the bank robbery on Instagram. Dominyk Antonio ... «KTLA, May 15»
5
Popeyes offers to rehire manager fired after robbery
CHANNELVIEW, Texas — The pregnant Popeyes manager who was fired less than 36 hours after a robbery has been offered her job back. Marissa Holcomb, a ... «USA TODAY, Apr 15»
6
Wis. state trooper, bank-robbery suspect shot to death
FOND DU LAC, Wis. — A Wisconsin state trooper and a bank-robbery suspect were fatally shot late Tuesday afternoon on the west side of Fond du Lac. «USA TODAY, Mar 15»
7
Philadelphia police officer shot and killed during attempted robbery
A Philadelphia police officer was shot and killed on Thursday after he happened to be in a video game store while it was being robbed and tried to stop the ... «Washington Post, Mar 15»
8
Federal Judge Shot, Injured During Robbery Attempt in Detroit …
DETROIT—A federal judge was shot outside his Detroit home Thursday night in an apparent attempted robbery, authorities said. U.S. Attorney of the Eastern ... «Wall Street Journal, Mar 15»
9
Suspects at Large After Tying Pair to 'Explosives' in Bizarre Robbery
A bizarre attempted credit union robbery involving a man being strapped with a possible explosive was foiled in Connecticut this morning, authorities say. «ABC News, Feb 15»
10
Mother, Daughter Dead After Violent Armed Robbery Spree in …
Hundreds of officers, including SWAT teams, scoured a Central Florida neighborhood for armed and dangerous men after a suspected robbery, high-speed ... «ABC News, Jan 15»

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