robbery

CEFRA2

/ˈɹɒbəɹi/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The crime of stealing money or property by force or threat.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The offense of taking or attempting to take the property of another by force or threat of force.

Examples

  • Bank robbery will cost you ten years in prison.

  • The police are investigating the armed robbery at the local bank.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The act or practice of robbing.

More examples

In context

  • The thieves knocked off another bank today in a daytime robbery.

  • bank robbery

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Origin

noun

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.