Meaning
The crime of taking money or things from a person or place, often with force.
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Word origin
From Old French roberie, from rober, to rob, a verb of Germanic origin.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- rober
- English cognates
- rob, robber
Examples
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Someone took money from the bank; that event is a robbery.
armed .
"Armed robbery" is a robbery carried out with a weapon.
questioning .
They are asking the men what they know about the crime.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 23, lesson 10: robbery, forbid, scratch and 7 more words.