English > robbery: 2 senses > noun 1, act| Meaning | larceny by threat / threat of violence. |
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| Narrower | armed robbery, heist, holdup, stickup | robbery at gunpoint |
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| caper, job | A crime (especially a robbery) |
| dacoity, dakoity | robbery by a gang of armed dacoits |
| heist, rip-off | The act of stealing |
| highjacking, hijacking | robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force |
| highway robbery | robbery of travellers on or near a public road |
| rolling | The act of robbing a helpless person |
| Broader | larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing | The act of taking something from someone unlawfully |
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| Spanish | atraco, robo |
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| Catalan | atracament |
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| Verbs | rob | take something away by force or without the consent of the owner |
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