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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrɒbəri/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈrɑbəri/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rob′ə rē)

Inflections of 'robbery' (n): npl: robberies

rob•ber•y /ˈrɑbəri/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ber•ies.

the act, practice, or instance of robbing:[countable]several robberies in that neighborhood.
Law[uncountable] the taking of property by violence:the penalty for robbery.

rob•ber•y (rob′ə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ber•ies.

the act, the practice, or an instance of robbing.
Lawthe 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 intimidation. Cf. theft.

Old French. See rob, -ery
Middle English robberie 1150–1200

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

robbery /ˈrɒbərɪ/ n ( pl -beries)

the stealing of property from a person by using or threatening to use force
the act or an instance of robbing

'robbery' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

bail up - blag - Boldrewood - dacoit - daylight robbery - depredation - garrotte - haul - heist - hold-up - job - larceny - mugger - piracy - ravine - smash-and-grab - snatch - steaming - stick-up - trace - a&r - alarm - armed robbery - booty - Camorra - caper - crime - dacoity - detail - explain - fabrication - felony murder - garrote - ground - highway robbery - holdup man - inside job - knock - loss - make - mug - murder - painstaking - plunder - predatory - rapine - raven - reason - reif - re-lease

In Lists: Crime, B2 - Unit 7, more...

Synonyms: larceny, theft, stealing, burglary, armed robbery, more...

Collocations: was [busted, injured] during the robbery, [arrested, charged, jailed] for (armed) robbery, committed a [bank, store, shop, gas station] robbery, more...

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To plunder, slaughter and robbery they give the lying name of empire.

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