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The action of robbing a person or place.
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The felonious taking of personal property from someone using force or threat of force.
Additional: Legal definition follows:
Robbery is similar to theft, but with the added element of the use of force or use of a weapon. A robbery is committed if in the course of committing a theft someone:
- Uses force against the person of the owner or any person present with intent to overcome any physical resistance; or
- Threatens the imminent use of force against the person, or the owner, or any person present with intent to compel acquiescence to the taking of or escaping with their property.
Robbery committed with another participant, use, or threatened use of a weapon, or serious injury to a victim will usually increase the seriousness of the robbery offense charged. Degrees of robbery are defined by each state's laws.
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What is the abstract noun for 'robber'?
The abstract noun form of the concrete noun "robber" is robbery.
What is the difference between robbery and attempted robbery?
Robbery is when the act was commited, and attempted robbery is when a robbery is not completely executed.
What are the classifications of robbery?
Piracy, armed robbery, aggravated robbery, and highway robbery. There are other subcategories to each of these.
What is the difference between robbery and burglary?
Robbery consists of a theft accompanied by force or the threat of force. Burglary is trespassing on premises owned or controlled by another for the purpose of committing a theft.Added: Short definition: Robbery is a crime committed against a person.Burglary/Theft is a crime involving property only.
Give the definition of hold-up?
The term "hold-up" is a commonly used non-legal phrase used by the general public to describe an armed robbery.
What part of speech is robbery?
Robbery is a noun.
What does principle to robbery mean?
what does principle to robbery mean?
What is the plural for robbery?
The plural for robbery is robberies.
Was there a robbery at the buckingham palace?
yes there was a robbery at buckingham palace.
Was there a robbery at buckingham palace?
yes there was a robbery at Buckingham Palace.
When was The Robbery created?
The Robbery was created on 1990-06-07.
What are the causes of arm robbery and why it happen?
Causes of armed robbery
