as in stealing
the unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner
the first sign that there had been a robbery was the broken door lock
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Recent Examples of robbery
The defendant faces 11 counts of murder, robbery, burglary and assault charges.
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Mason Leath, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
Edward Liang of the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office told CBS Bay Area that smash-and-grab robberies are a growing problem in San Jose, Sunnyvale and Milpitas.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Hunter has served over a decade in prison and been convicted on charges including larceny, robbery and assaulting a government official with a deadly weapon, North Carolina Department of Corrections records show.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Overall crime as well as burglaries, robberies and larceny are at a 25-year low, according to Memphis Police.
—Padmananda Rama, NPR, 12 Sep. 2025
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Mason Leath, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
Edward Liang of the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office told CBS Bay Area that smash-and-grab robberies are a growing problem in San Jose, Sunnyvale and Milpitas.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Hunter has served over a decade in prison and been convicted on charges including larceny, robbery and assaulting a government official with a deadly weapon, North Carolina Department of Corrections records show.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Overall crime as well as burglaries, robberies and larceny are at a 25-year low, according to Memphis Police.
—Padmananda Rama, NPR, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for robbery
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The jury also recommended that Catarino serve 12 years for each manslaughter conviction, three years for each armed criminal action conviction, and one year for each stealing of a firearm conviction.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
2 Sep. 2025
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Hollywood starlet Sydney Sweeney has done plenty of scene-stealing in Euphoria and The White Lotus but her latest breakout performance may be on Wall Street.—
John Buckingham,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Cottrell was also charged with theft by unlawful taking, tampering with physical evidence and other charges at the time, the outlet reported.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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At the time of the theft, the sanctuary was preparing to relocate the guinea pigs to Phoenix.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Robbery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robbery. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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