robbery Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun larceny by threat of violence
  2. noun plundering during riots or in wartime
    looting.

WordNet

Rob"ber*y noun
Etymology
OF. roberie.
Wordforms
plural Robberies
Definitions
  1. The act or practice of robbing; theft.
    Thieves for their robbery have authority When judges steal themselves. Shak.
  2. (Law) The crime of robbing. See Rob, v. t., 2. ✍ Robbery, in a strict sense, differs from theft, as it is effected by force or intimidation, whereas theft is committed by stealth, or privately. Syn. -- Theft; depredation; spoliation; despoliation; despoilment; plunder; pillage; rapine; larceny; freebooting; piracy.

Webster 1913