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ROBBERY

\ɹˈɒbəɹi], \ɹˈɒbəɹi], \ɹ_ˈɒ_b_ə_ɹ_i]\

Definitions of ROBBERY

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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The act or practice of robbing; theft.
The crime of robbing. See Rob, v. t., 2.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The act or practice of robbing; theft.
The crime of robbing. See Rob, v. t., 2.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Thievery; the unlawful and forcible taking away of the money and goods of another.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Theft from the person, aggravated by violence or intimidation: plundering.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Act or crime of robbing.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

The act of robbing; the taking away of property unlawfully, especially by force or fear.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. The crime of robbing or stealing by force; act of taking away or defrauding by violence, injustice, or oppression; depredation; spoliation; plunder; pillage.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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