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robbery

In law, a variety of theft: stealing from a person, using force, or the threat of force, to intimidate the victim.
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I do not say that robbery was the motive for the crime, and I don't believe it was.
The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Leroux, Gaston View in context
As soon as the robbery was discovered, picked detectives hastened off to Liverpool, Glasgow, Havre, Suez, Brindisi, New York, and other ports, inspired by the proffered reward of two thousand pounds, and five per cent.
Around The World In Eighty Days by Verne, Jules View in context
The bird complained to the dog of this bare-faced robbery, but nothing he said was of any avail, for the dog answered that he found false credentials on the sausage, and that was the reason his life had been forfeited.
Fairy Tales by Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm View in context
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