robbery
noun
rob·bery
ˈrä-b(ə-)rē 
plural robberies
: the act or practice of robbing
specifically
: larceny from the person or presence of another by violence or threat
Examples of robbery in a Sentence
a series of armed robberies
They foiled a bank robbery.
He is charged with attempted robbery.
She was arrested for robbery.
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Prior to these robbery convictions, Portades was convicted of robbery as a minor, as well as drug and weapons charges as an adult.
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Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
Moore’s lawyers said his original attorneys did not analyze the crime scene carefully and left unchallenged prosecutors’ contention that Moore, who came into the store unarmed, fired at a customer and that his intention from the start was a robbery.
—Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Two more robberies were then committed in Dearborn, Michigan, in August and Winchester, Missouri, in September, according to the FBI.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
Huey pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to violate Georgia’s RICO act as well as several other counts, including robbery, reduced from armed robbery.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
Moore’s lawyers said his original attorneys did not analyze the crime scene carefully and left unchallenged prosecutors’ contention that Moore, who came into the store unarmed, fired at a customer and that his intention from the start was a robbery.
—Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Two more robberies were then committed in Dearborn, Michigan, in August and Winchester, Missouri, in September, according to the FBI.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
Huey pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to violate Georgia’s RICO act as well as several other counts, including robbery, reduced from armed robbery.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Robbery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/robbery. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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