robbery

• Существительное, обозначающее преступление, связанное с изъятием чужого имущества с применением силы или угрозы силы, а также акт грабежа во время беспорядков или войны.

A noun referring to the crime of taking someone's property by using force or the threat of force, or the act of plundering during riots or wartime.

1. Theft with threat or forceB1formallegal

   The act of taking someone else's property by using or threatening to use violence.

   Ограбление

   • The bank robbery was caught on camera.
   • He was sentenced to ten years for armed robbery.
   • The victim reported the robbery to the police immediately.

   Synonymsholdupmuggingstickup

2. Plundering during unrestB2formallegal

   The act of stealing property during a riot, war, or other large-scale disturbance.

   Грабеж во время беспорядков

   • Looting and robbery were widespread during the civil war.
   • The city experienced widespread robbery after the earthquake.
   • Historical accounts describe the robbery of temples by invading armies.

   Synonymslootingmaraudingpillageplunderravagingsacking

   Antonymsrestitutionrestorationreturn