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

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats