robbery Meaning & Definition

  • En [ ˈrɒb.ər.i]
  • Us [ ˈrɑː.bɚ.i]

Meaning of robbery In English

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Examples of robbery

  • He has twice been convicted of robbery.

  • Have they any evidence to implicate him in the robbery?

  • He served four years in prison for robbery.

  • The robbery had been recorded on a concealed security camera.

  • While local people recognised that such brutality was undesirable, in the context of rampant armed robbery and police corruption, it was better than the alternatives.

  • As a result of the introduction of community policing, fear of crime (especially armed robbery) fell from 68% to 48%.

  • Most of the material came from skeletonized mummies, which had been damaged by grave robberies so that the skeletal elements were identifiable.

  • They were particularly agitated by high incidence of armed robbery in their towns of residence.

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Translations of robbery In Other Languages

  • 中文繁体

    搶劫, 盜竊…

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  • 中文简体

    抢劫, 盗窃…

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  • Español

    robo, robo [masculine, singular]…

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  • Português

    roubo, assalto…

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  • 日本語

    強盗…

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  • Türk dili

    soygun, hırsızlık…

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  • Français

    vol [masculine], cambriolage [masculine], vol…

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  • Catalan

    robatori, atracament…

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