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Robbery

/rˈɑbəri/
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(noun) The act or practice of robbing.

Bank robbery will cost you ten years in prison.
The thieves knocked off another bank today in a daytime robbery.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ was carried out by a gang of four who had planned the operation for several weeks.

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