robbery
nounUK /ˈɹɒbəɹi/ · US /ˈɹɑbəɹi/
Etymology From Middle English robberie, robry, roberie, from Old French roberie, from the verb rober (“to steal; to pillage”) + -ie. Ultimately from unattested Frankish *raubōn. By surface analysis, rob + -ery. Compare Dutch roverij (“robbery”), Norwegian Bokmål røveri (“robbery”), German Räuberei (“robbery, banditry”). Displaced native Old English rēaflāc.
1
The act or practice of robbing.
2
The offense of taking or attempting to take the property of another by force or threat of force.
- bank robbery
- Derived terms
- antirobbery, armed robbery, bank robbery, daylight robbery, fair exchange is no robbery, highway robbery, Nairoberry, nonrobbery, strong-arm robbery
- Hyponyms
- piracy, armed robbery, holdup, aggravated robbery, highway robbery, mugging, carjacking, extortion, stick-up, blagging, steaming, dacoity