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Robbery vs Latrociny - What's the difference?

robbery | latrociny |

As nouns the difference between robbery and latrociny

is that robbery is the act or practice of robbing while latrociny is (obsolete) theft or robbery.

robbery

English

Noun

(robberies)
  • The act or practice of robbing.
  • (legal) The offense of attempting to take the property of another by threat of force.

    • Hypernyms

    (attempt of taking the property of another by threat) larceny

    Hyponyms

    ; attempt of taking the property of another by threat * piracy, armed robbery, aggravated robbery, highway robbery, mugging, carjacking, extortion, stick-up (slang), blagging (slang), steaming (slang)

    Related terms

    * armed robbery * rob * robber * daylight robbery * strong-arm robbery

    latrociny

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) theft or robbery
  • * 1832 W H. Armstrong, The poetic negligĂ©e, by Caleb, p138
  • *:Of all thefts, I think literary latrociny the least to be excused; and if I had the drawing up of a new penal code, I would certainly make plagiary death, (ay, outright death,) without the benefit of clergy.
  • * 1836 Daniel Dewar, A history of the holy Bible, with an intr., additional notes and dissertations, and a complete index by D. Dewar, p250
    • The whole civil power was lodged in such hands as had secret instructions from court to vex and ill treat the Israelites; and when matters were come to crisis, that oppression ruled, and the government was turned into a mere latrociny , private force upon any proper occasion, must be deemed lawful in all [...]
  • * 1845 The American Whig review, Volume 1, Wiley and Putnam, p273
    • There are yet one or two instances of this cunning latrociny which occurs to us as too rich not be noted.