robbery

noun

ˈrä-b(ə-)rē How to pronounce robbery (audio)
Definition of robberynext
as in stealing
the unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner the first sign that there had been a robbery was the broken door lock

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Recent Examples of robbery He was convicted of killing Vickie Swartout, 42, in a 2000 store robbery caught on surveillance video. — Jamie Stengle, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026 Howard, who was 20 years old at the time, also took $114 from the cash register during the robbery. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Writer Richard Wallis believes that the Windsors may have arranged the robbery for a large insurance payday. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026 Hours later, police officers responded to a call about a rape and robbery and found the younger victim at an apartment complex located about 8 miles away from the park. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for robbery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for robbery
  1. stealing
  2. theft
Noun
  • Blatant, in-your-face lying, cheating and stealing is the norm.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The stealing of Native Americans and their homelands is not just a side story in the grand drama of American history.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of stealing
Noun
  • Joke theft, a phenomenon predating the art form of stand-up comedy, has entered an uncanny new era.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The company's preliminary findings do not definitively rule out data theft.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of theft

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