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robbery

/ˈɹɑ.bə.ɹi/ noun A2
  1. The act or practice of robbing. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The offense of taking or attempting to take the property of another by force or threat of force. (countable, uncountable) · bank robbery

Plural robberies

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Was there any robbery?”
The Valley of Fear, p. 18 · C1
Drebber, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.’ There had been no robbery, nor is there any evidence as to how the man met his death.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 24 · B2
What was the object of the murderer, since robbery had no part in it?
A Study in Scarlet, p. 38 · B2
Whatever the motives of these extraordinary crimes, robbery is certainly not one of them.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 70 · B2

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