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robbery

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɒbəɹi/

The English word “robbery” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The act or practice of robbing.
  2. The offense of taking or attempting to take the property of another by force or threat of force.

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.

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