robbery in English: The crime of taking money or things from a person or place, often with force. (noun)

Translation

The crime of taking money or things from a person or place, often with force.

Word origin

From Old French roberie, from rober, to rob, a verb of Germanic origin.

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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.

rob

To take money or things from a person or a place, often by using force.

thief

A person who takes things that belong to someone else.

steal

To take something that belongs to another person, without asking and without paying.

crime

Something a person does that is against the law.

bank

A place where people keep their money and can take it out again.

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