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Stolen vs Robbery - What's the difference?

stolen | robbery |

As a verb stolen

is .

As an adjective stolen

is that has been stolen.

As a noun robbery is

the act or practice of robbing.

stolen

English

Verb

(head)
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • That has been stolen.
  • 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)