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  1  definition  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Robbery  \Rob"ber*y\,  n.;  pl  {Robberies}.  [OF.  roberie.] 
  1.  The  act  or  practice  of  robbing;  theft. 
 
  Thieves  for  their  robbery  have  authority  When  judges 
  steal  themselves.  --Shak. 
 
  2.  (Law)  The  crime  of  robbing.  See  {Rob},  v.  t.,  2. 
 
  Note:  Robbery,  in  a  strict  sense  differs  from  theft,  as  it 
  is  effected  by  force  or  intimidation,  whereas  theft  is 
  committed  by  stealth,  or  privately. 
 
  Syn:  Theft;  depredation;  spoliation;  despoliation; 
  despoilment;  plunder;  pillage;  rapine;  larceny; 
  freebooting;  piracy. 




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