armed robberynoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˌɑːmd ˈrɒb.ər.i//ˌɑːrmd ˈrɑː.bɚ.i/the crime of stealing from somewhere or someone using weapons:
He served 16 years in prison for armed robbery.
Police are appealing for witnesses after an armed robbery at a casino.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Stealing
- abscond
- aggravated burglary
- appropriate
- break in/break into sth
- breaking and entering idiom
- duff
- liberate
- light-fingered
- loot
- looting
- make off with sth
- mug
- relieve
- rob
- robbery
- run off with sth
- scrump
- shoplifting
- sting
- whip
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