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   Rob·ber·y

   /ˈräb(ə)rē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force: "he was involved in drugs, extortion, and robbery" Similar burglarytheftthieverystealingbreaking and enteringhousebreakinglarcenyshopliftingpilferingfilchingembezzlementmisappropriationswindlingfraudholdupbreak-inraidlootingpillageplunderinformal:muggingsmash-and-grabsteamingsnatchblagheiststickup
   • ▪ unashamed swindling or overcharging: "“Twenty-five bucks! Robbery!”" Similar extortionexorbitantexpensiveinformal:a rip-offsteepdaylight robbery

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old French roberie, from the verb rober (see rob).

   Scrabble Points: 14

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