armed robbery

noun

: robbery while carrying a gun or other weapon

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Her father, a meth addict, was in prison for armed robbery, and her mother, who gave birth to her at the age of twenty, was unable to care for her. Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025 In 2022 Rodezno-Marin was arrested in Massachusetts and charged with indecent assault and battery on person over 14, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, masked armed robbery, and assault to rape. Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2025 Joyce Thompson, 34, is facing nearly two dozen criminal counts including felony armed robbery and felony assault. Alexa Ashwell, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2025 He was convicted for the 1997 murder of security guard Richard Heflin during an armed robbery at a bank in St. Louis, Missouri, but maintains his innocence. Billie Allen, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for armed robbery 

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“Armed robbery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armed%20robbery. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

Legal Definition

armed robbery

see robbery

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