"robbery" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

Larceny by threat of violence (synset 100783339)
is a type of: larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving - the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
subtypes:
- armed robbery, heist, holdup, stickup - robbery at gunpoint
- caper, job - a crime (especially a robbery)
- dacoity, dakoity - robbery by a gang of armed dacoits
- heist, rip-off - the act of stealing
- highjacking, hijacking - robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force
- highway robbery - robbery of travellers on or near a public road
- rolling - the act of robbing a helpless person
Plundering during riots or in wartime (synset 100968703)
is a type of: pillage, pillaging, plundering - the act of stealing valuable things from a place

same as: looting