Associations to the word «Robbery»

Wiktionary

ROBBERY, noun. The act or practice of robbing.
ROBBERY, noun. (legal) The offense of taking or attempting to take the property of another by force or threat of force.

Dictionary definition

ROBBERY, noun. Larceny by threat of violence.
ROBBERY, noun. Plundering during riots or in wartime.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke