beroving

Also known as rob, stick-up, stickup, robbing, blagging, mugging, hold-up, holdup

Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, threat of force, or use of fear. According to common law, robbery is defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the person of that property, by means of force or fear; that is, it is a larceny or theft accomplished by an assault. Precise definitions of the offence may vary between jurisdictions. Robbery is differentiated from other forms of theft (such as burglary, shoplifting, pickpocketing, or car theft) by its inherently violent nature (a violent crime); whereas many lesse

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Robbery is a crime where someone takes or tries to take something valuable from another person using force, threats, or fear. What makes robbery different from other types of theft is that it involves violence or the threat of violence, which is why it's treated as a serious violent crime rather than a simple theft.

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