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
pickpockering
Not English
Pickpockering has no English definition. It may be misspelled.