noun
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The act or practice of robbing.
definition
The offense of taking or attempting to take the property of another by force or threat of force.
Examples of robbery in a Sentence
Robbery and pillaging continue.
The brethren were aided in old age, sickness and poverty, often also in cases of loss by robbery, shipwreck and conflagration; for example, any member of the gild of St Catherine, Aldersgate, was to be assisted if he "fall into poverty or be injured through age, or through fire or water, thieves or sickness."
Robbery is not permitted to anybody now a days! shouted the publican, picking up his cap.
Thus gang robbery is apt to break out, gains head with rapidity, and is suppressed with difficulty.
He doesn't believe it was a robbery.
In return for Wild's services in tracking down such thieves as he did not himself control, the authorities for some time tolerated the offences of his numerous agents, each a specialist in a particular kind of robbery, and so themselves strengthened his position.
When the prologue to Job speaks of plundering Sabaeans (and Chaldaeans) on the northern skirts of Arabia, these may be either colonists or caravans, which, like the old Phoenician and Greek traders, combined on occasion robbery with trade.
The gap in the abductions we're looking at is under ten years, meaning he was probably sent up for a lesser crime that could be anything from robbery, burglary, serious assault or rape.
His vast wealth was gained by extortion and robbery.
Public security is considerably improved, and regular brigandage (as distinct from casual robbery) hardly exists.
The native disposition of the Tosks has been modified by intercourse with the Greeks and Vlachs; while the Gheg devotes his attention exclusively to fighting, robbery and pastoral pursuits, the Tosk occasionally occupies himself with commercial, industrial or agricultural employments; the Gheg is stern, morose and haughty, the Tosk lively, talkative and affable.
At Turin they will speedily commit such robbery that in the fort they will ravish their hostage.
This combined with an attempted robbery did little to lift my spirits.
April 24 th 1850 On Wednesday night a daring robbery was committed at the house of Mr Ridgewell a farmer of Wickham St Pauls.
Recorded robbery increased by 15 per cent in Surrey in the 12 months ending December 2002.
The effect of increased security has been largely to displace crime onto the streets, so violent robbery is on the increase.
Caine plays Charlie, a petty criminal who inherits the plans to a $ 4 million gold bullion robbery in Turin.
A man will appear before magistrates in Southend tomorrow (Monday, February 6) following a knifepoint robbery in a shop in Westcliff.
In August 1959 a newly joined crew member was arrested for his part in a jewel robbery.
For the purposes of this initiative ' street crime ' includes robbery and snatch theft.
The city swarmed with Spanish adventurers, assassins, prostitutes and informers; murder and robbery were committed with impunity, heretics and Jews were admitted to the city on payment of bribes, and the pope himself shamelessly cast aside all show of decorum, living a purely secular and I.
In an old confession of faith, the convert is pledged to abjure the theft and robbery of cattle and the ravaging of villages inhabited by worshippers of Mazda (Yasna, 12, 2).
On 25th March, 1877, Bass took part in his first stagecoach robbery.
Unfortunately for him, when Taylor was caught, the court noted that he had two previous convictions for robbery.
If you want to do something more intricate than the above designs, try making a robbery scene with a tiny fondant thief and the message "You've stolen my heart!"
In fact, he was arrested a mind-boggling 18 times for armed robbery.
Given the state of the economy and the fact that many people are out of work, it's difficult to feel sorry for Paris Hilton's robbery.
Don't worry Paris fans, she isn't letting the robbery get her down and mom Kathy had some words of advice stating "…you can't be possessed by your possessions.
Yep, with people losing their jobs and homes at a record rate these days, Kathy's words don't make it any easier to feel sorry for Paris Hilton's robbery.
Sam's spirit becomes a ghost, who realizes that his girlfriend Molly (played by Demi Moore) is now in danger, as the robbery was linked to a money laundering scheme in which Sam held the computer password to access the cash.
In 2007, O.J. Simpson was charged with robbery, kidnapping, coercion and conspiracy.
O.J. Simpson is no stranger to legal troubles, and in 2007, he was involved in a bizarre robbery case.
A jury found Simpson guilty on all charges in the robbery, and he was sentenced to 33 years in prison.
In Robbery, the cops must stop the criminals from stealing various items scattered across the map.
In extreme cases, they may show aggression by purse snatching, muggings, or robbery, or in less overt ways by persistent truancy, lying, and vandalism.
Adequate insurance coverage will assist backpackers who encounter a mugging or armed robbery.
This kind of business insurance is what you'll rely on to replace items that you lose as a result of covered occurrences, which typically include burglary or robbery, fire, or weather disasters.
For example, if you buy homeowners insurance, you are transferring the risk of damage or robbery of your home to the insurer.
Haggard was actually inspired to write this good ole boy anthem because of a stay in San Quentin Prison, where he spent three years on an attempted robbery charge.
Even if the agent made no profit he was bound to return double what he had received, if he made poor profit he had to make up the deficiency; but he was not responsible for loss by robbery or extortion on his travels.
In a temperate and learned speech, based on Fox's declaration against constitution-mongering, he supported both the enfranchising and the disfranchising clauses, and easily disposed of the cries of "corporation robbery," "nabob representation," "opening for young men of talent," &c. The following year (1832) found Campbell solicitor-general, a knight and member for Dudley, which he represented till 1834.
The initial difficulties of setting up an administrative machine on national lines were the greater as the troops of the occupying Power, affected by the revolution which had broken out in Germany, engaged in pillage and highway robbery, which a national militia as yet barely armed had to suppress.
The Thuggee and Dacoity department continued to exist until 1904, though its operations had long been confined to the suppression of organized robbery in native states.
Although punishment by whipping and by standing in the pillory was prohibited by an act of Congress in 1839, in so far as the Federal government had jurisdiction, both these forms of punishment were retained in Delaware, and standing in the pillory was prescribed by statute as a punishment for a number of offences, including various kinds of larceny and forgery, highway robbery, and even pretending " to exercise the art of witchcraft, fortune-telling or dealing with spirits," at least until 1893.
Taxes are uncompensated payments; they may be described as of the nature of robbery.
Forced contributions had been levied by both sides on goods or bullion, being European property, the reactionaries being the worst offenders; and there were numerous cases of murder and robbery of Europeans.
In 1883-1884 there were a number of serious strikes, collisions between the police and the workmen, followed by assassinations; it was a peculiarity of Austrian anarchists that in some cases they united robbery to murder.
The Syrian expeditions occupied SiX months in most of his best years, but the remaining time was spent in activity at home, repressing robbery and injustice, rebuilding and adorning temples with the labor of, his captives and the plunder and tribute of conquered cities, or designing with his own hand the gorgeous sacred vessels of the sanctuary of Ammon.
Ali was now confirmed in the possession of all his father's territory and was also appointed lieutenant to the derwend-pasha of Rumelia, whose duty it was to suppress brigandage and highway robbery.
It was his business to preside three times a year over the chief law-court, the so-called echte or ungebotene Ding, under the cognizance of which fell all cases relating to real property, personal freedom, bloodshed and robbery.