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take — The word take has many shades of meaning, with the precise meaning which it is to bear in any case depending on the subject with respect to which it is used; e.g. eminent domain; larceny; arrest. To lay hold of; to gain or receive into… … Black's law dictionary
2006 Toronto terrorism case — On 2 June and 3 June 2006, police and security agencies in Ontario, Canada carried out a series of counter terrorism raids in the Greater Toronto Area that resulted in the arrest of 17 alleged members of a purported Islamic terrorist cell.… … Wikipedia
steal — vt stole, sto·len, steal·ing [Old English stelan]: to take or appropriate without right or consent and with intent to keep or make use of see also robbery, theft Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
rob — v.tr. (robbed, robbing) (often foll. by of) 1 take unlawfully from, esp. by force or threat of force (robbed the safe; robbed her of her jewels). 2 deprive of what is due or normal (was robbed of my sleep). 3 (absol.) commit robbery. Phrases and… … Useful english dictionary
heist — heister, n. /huyst/, Slang. n. 1. a robbery or holdup: Four men were involved in the armored car heist. v.t. 2. to take unlawfully, esp. in a robbery or holdup; steal: to heist a million dollars worth of jewels. 3. to rob or hold up. [1925 30,… … Universalium
rob — vb Rob, plunder, rifle, loot, burglarize are comparable when they mean to take unlawfully possessions of a person or from a place. All in this basic use imply both an owner of and value inherent in the thing taken. In its basic and legal use rob… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
heist — [[t]haɪst[/t]] n. v. heist•ed, heist•ing. Slang. 1) sts a robbery or holdup 2) sts to take unlawfully, esp. in a robbery or holdup; steal 3) sts to rob or hold up • Etymology: 1925–30, amer.; alter. of hoist heist′er, n … From formal English to slang
ex|tort´er — ex|tort «ehk STRT», transitive verb. 1. to obtain (money, a promise, or other commitment) by threats, force, fraud, or wrong use of authority: »Blackmailers try to extort money from their victims. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under extract. (Cf.… … Useful english dictionary
ex|tort — «ehk STRT», transitive verb. 1. to obtain (money, a promise, or other commitment) by threats, force, fraud, or wrong use of authority: »Blackmailers try to extort money from their victims. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under extract. (Cf. ↑extract) 2. to… … Useful english dictionary
Torquay Hotel Co. Ltd. v. Cousins — [1969] 2 Ch. 106, [1969] 2 WLR 289 is a British labour law case concerning the liability of a union when its members take industrial action. In it Lord Denning MR invented a new economic tort for interference with a contract. This was not there… … Wikipedia
