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Robbery vs Robbable - What's the difference?

robbery | robbable |

As a noun robbery

is the act or practice of robbing.

As an adjective robbable is

that can be robbed; susceptible to 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

    robbable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That can be robbed; susceptible to robbery.
  • * 1904 , Alfred Emanuel Smith, New Outlook
    • ...and doubtless the robber barons had hard times to pick up a living, because the demand for robbable passers must have exceeded the supply.
  • * 1989 , Robert Pinget, A Bizarre Will and Other Plays
    • All old men are robbable . He's an old man. He's robbable.
  • * 1991 , Diane Sank, David I Caplan, To Be a Victim: Encounters with Crime and Injustice
    • After all, we are all robbable , and it is the offender's decision to rob...