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Mugging vs Pickpocketing - What's the difference?

mugging | pickpocketing |

As nouns the difference between mugging and pickpocketing

is that mugging is a quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place while pickpocketing is the act of stealing from the pocket of a passerby; the crime committed by a pickpocket.

As verbs the difference between mugging and pickpocketing

is that mugging is present participle of lang=en while pickpocketing is present participle of lang=en.

mugging

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place.
    • There have been three muggings in this street in the past week.

    Verb

    (head)

    • pickpocketing

    English

    Noun

  • The act of stealing from the pocket of a passerby; the crime committed by a pickpocket.

    • Verb

    (head)