armed robbery

noun

: robbery while carrying a gun or other weapon

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With more than 4,000 Haitians already killed this year and armed gangs expanding to other regions of the country, Haitians face a dire situation marked by widespread violence, rape, kidnapping, armed robbery, lack of access to basic resources and governmental collapse. Jacqueline Charles Miami Herald, Arkansas Online, 20 July 2025 Investigators learned the gun was reported stolen and was linked to an armed robbery, police said Authorities didn’t say when the robbery occurred, however. Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025 Police are investigating an armed robbery at a bank in West Hartford on Wednesday. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2025 What should happen when a juvenile commits an armed robbery and assaults someone in the process? Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for armed robbery

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“Armed robbery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armed%20robbery. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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armed robbery

see robbery

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