robbery
IPA: rˈɑbɝi
noun
- The act or practice of robbing.
- (law) The offense of taking or attempting to take the property of another by force or threat of force.
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Examples of "robbery" in Sentences
- He was punished for robbery.
- The postal robbery in the Subach is common.
- Finally, the method of the robbery was elucidated.
- She was in the drugstore when the robbery happened.
- The natural business of this motley crowd was robbery.
- Eventually, Albany outwits the gangsters and foils the robbery.
- Davis was on parole for armed robbery at the time of the murders.
- Deprivation of freedom followed by the robbery of Azerbaijan riches.
- The girls are dispirited to learn that there was no murder and no robbery.
- At the time, it was the largest robbery in the history of the United States.
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