# robbery

Pronunciation: US say "RAH-buh-ree" /ˈɹɑbəɹi/; UK say "RO-buh-ree" /ˈɹɒbəɹi/

## Noun

1. The crime of taking, or trying to take, another person's property by force or the threat of force.
   - Simple: The crime of taking someone's things by force or by threatening to hurt them.
   - _The charge was upgraded to robbery because he had pointed a weapon at the clerk._
   - _Armed robbery accounts for a large share of violent crime in the city._
2. The act or practice of robbing others of their belongings.
   - Simple: The act of stealing from someone, especially by using force.
   - _The novel describes a frontier town plagued by robbery and lawlessness._
   - _He made a living through robbery before settling into honest work._

## Origin

From Middle English robberie, from Old French roberie, based on the verb rober ("to steal; to pillage") plus the ending -ie. It ultimately goes back to an unattested Frankish form *raubōn, and is related to Dutch roverij and German Räuberei. It replaced the native Old English word rēaflāc.

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