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robbery [ˈrɒbərɪ] n pl -beries
1. (Law) Criminal law the stealing of property from a person by using or threatening to use force 2. the act or an instance of robbing ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
robbery noun 1. burglary, raid, hold-up, rip-off (slang), stick-up (slang, chiefly U.S.) He committed dozens of armed robberies. 2. theft, stealing, fraud, steaming (informal), mugging (informal), plunder, swindle, pillage, embezzlement, larceny, depredation, filching, thievery, rapine, spoliation He was serving a sentence for robbery. Translations robbery [ˈrɒbərɪ] N → robo m robbery with violence (Jur) → robo m a mano armada, atraco m, asalto m it's daylight robbery! → ¡es una estafa!, ¡es un robo a mano armada! robbery n → Raub m no pl; (= burglary) → Einbruch m (→ of in +acc); robbery with violence (Jur) → Raubüberfall m; armed robbery → bewaffneter Raubüberfall; at that price it’s sheer robbery! (inf) → das ist der reinste Nepp (inf), → das ist reiner Wucher (inf); the bank robbery → der Überfall auf die Bank robbery [ˈrɒbərɪ] n → furto; (armed robbery) → rapina robbery with violence (Law) → furto con aggressione it's daylight robbery! (fam) → (ma) è una rapina! robbery [ˈrɒbərɪ] n → furto; (armed robbery) → rapina robbery with violence (Law) → furto con aggressione it's daylight robbery! (fam) → (ma) è una rapina! How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I do not say that robbery was the motive for the crime, and I don't believe it was. As soon as the robbery was discovered, picked detectives hastened off to Liverpool, Glasgow, Havre, Suez, Brindisi, New York, and other ports, inspired by the proffered reward of two thousand pounds, and five per cent. The bird complained to the dog of this bare-faced robbery, but nothing he said was of any avail, for the dog answered that he found false credentials on the sausage, and that was the reason his life had been forfeited. |
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