armed robbery

noun

: robbery while carrying a gun or other weapon

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After the jury and Starks were ordered to leave the courtroom, Namie argued Starks wasn’t telling the truth, since he had been adjudicated (convicted) as a juvenile a few years earlier for armed robbery. Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026 Cullon had previously been convicted in an armed robbery as a teen. Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026 While Burton left the store before Derrick DeBruce gunned down customer Doug Battle, he was tried and convicted as an accomplice, with prosecutors insisting Burton acted as the group’s leader in the armed robbery. Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026 Charles, 24, had been in federal custody until early December when he was transferred to a Georgia jail to await trial in connection with a 2022 murder and armed robbery, the office said. Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 11 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 19 Mar. 2026.

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