Robbery
21robbery — noun 1) they were arrested for the robbery Syn: burglary, theft, thievery, stealing, breaking and entering, housebreaking, larceny, shoplifting, purse snatching; embezzlement, fraud; holdup, break in, raid; informal mugging, stickup, heist …
22robbery — The felonious taking of money or goods of value from the person of another or in his presence, against his will, by force or by putting him in fear. 46 Am J1st Rob § 2. The gist of the offense of robbery both at common law and under the Illinois… …
23robbery — See: HIGHWAY ROBBERY …
24robbery — See: HIGHWAY ROBBERY …
25robbery — /rob euh ree/, n., pl. robberies. 1. the act, the practice, or an instance of robbing. 2. Law. the felonious taking of the property of another from his or her person or in his or her immediate presence, against his or her will, by violence or… …
26Robbery — Practised by the Ishmaelites (Gen. 16:12), the Chaldeans and Sabeans (Job 1:15, 17), and the men of Shechem (Judg. 9:25. See also 1 Sam. 27:6 10; 30; Hos. 4:2; 6:9). Robbers infested Judea in our Lord s time (Luke 10:30; John 18:40; Acts 5:36 …
27robbery — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. burglary, larceny, thievery; see crime 2 , theft . See Synonym Study at theft . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. stealing, thievery, burglary, mugging, armed robbery, theft, *holdup, *stickup, *heist, looting, break in,… …
28robbery — See: highway robbery …
29robbery — n 1. burglary, theft, Sl. heist, break in; Inf. holdup, Sl. stickup, Sl. hustle, Inf. mugging, Sl. jumping, Sl. rolling. 2. thievery, pilferage, pilfering, Sl. swiping, Sl. hustling, Sl. copping; peculation, embezzlement, misappropriation; purse… …
30robbery — noun they were arrested for the robbery Syn: burglary, theft, stealing, housebreaking, shoplifting, embezzlement, fraud, hold up, raid; informal mugging, smash and grab, stick up; N.Amer.; informal heist …
