armed robbery

noun

: robbery while carrying a gun or other weapon

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The pending charges are armed robbery, unlawful imprisonment, assault with intent to do great bodily harm and felonious assault, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said. Paula Wethington, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026 Accomplice pleaded guilty Cooper, 26, was identified as an accomplice in the deadly armed robbery and arrested as a suspect in the case. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026 At the time of the crash, Jackson was out on bail in an armed robbery case from 2020. Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 5 Mar. 2026 Judge Rivanda Doss Beal ordered Muhammad Thomas detained until trial on first-degree murder and armed robbery charges connected to the deaths of Faustino Alamo, 63, and Luis Angel Alamo, 25. William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026 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 14 Mar. 2026.

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