Definition of ROBBERY

robbery

Plural: robberies

Noun

  • The act of taking property unlawfully from a person or place.
  • larceny by threat of violence
  • plundering during riots or in wartime
  • The act or practice of robbing.
  • The offense of taking or attempting to take the property of another by force or threat of force.

Examples

  • bank robbery
  • Playing ’ROBBERY’ on a double-word score was a steal of a play.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English robberie, robry, roberie, from Old French roberie, from the verb rober (“to steal; to pillage”) + -ie. Ultimately from unattested Frankish *raubōn. By surface analysis, rob + -ery. Compare Dutch roverij (“robbery”), Norwegian Bokmål røveri (“robbery”), German Räuberei (“robbery, banditry”).
Displaced native Old English rēaflāc.

Synonyms

looting

Scrabble Score: 14

robbery: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
robbery: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
robbery: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

robbery: valid Words With Friends Word