[U,C] (plural robberies) the crime of stealing money or goods from a bank, shop/store, person, etc., especially using violence or threats:
armed robbery (= using a gun, knife, etc.) * There has been a spate of robberies in the area recently.
compareBURGLARY, THEFT
IDIOMS see DAYLIGHT
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