Robbery - English meaning

phrasal verb

Intrude on uninvited

phrasal verb

To enter a building illegally, usually by damaging a door or window, esp. for the purpose of stealing something

Usage examples:

Thieves broke into our office downtown and stole the computers., we will have to break in three new…

phrasal verb

To train someone to do a new job or activity

Usage examples:

The boss did not believe in breaking in his staff gently.

noun

Illegal entry of a building with intent to commit a crime, especially theft.

Usage examples:

A two-year sentence for burglary

noun

Theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one's trust or belonging to one's employer.

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Charges of fraud and embezzlement

noun

The crime of secretly taking money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for

Usage examples:

They were arrested for embezzlement of company funds., he's accused of tax evasion, embezzlement, a…

verb

Pilfer or steal (something, especially an item of small value) in a casual way.

Usage examples:

They filched milk off morning doorsteps

noun

Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.

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He was convicted of fraud

noun

The crime of obtaining money or property by deceiving people

Usage examples:

Convicted of tax fraud, he was sentenced to two years in prison., he says he’s been everywhere and …

noun

The crime of getting money by tricking or deceiving people, or a crime of this type

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Serious/massive fraud we only investigate when there are sufficient grounds for believing serious f…

noun

The action of breaking into a building, especially in daytime, to commit a crime. in 1968 it was replaced as a statutory crime (in england and wales only) by burglary.

Usage examples:

He had been arrested for more than 40 crimes in the previous year - for offences that included hous…

verb

Train (a pet) to urinate and defecate outside the house or only in a special place; house-train.

Usage examples:

An elephant is exceedingly difficult to housebreak

noun

The crime of illegally entering a house in order to steal something

Usage examples:

The jury convicted him of housebreaking., housebreakings fell by almost 15 percent.

noun

Theft of personal property. in english law larceny was replaced as a statutory crime by theft in 1968.

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A concurrent effect to this drop in violent crime occurs in the form of an increase in some levels …

noun

The crime of taking something that does not belong to you, but not in a way that involves force or the threat of force

Usage examples:

[ u ] as a pickpocket, he was charged with larceny.

noun

Stealing, especially the crime of taking something that does not belong to you, without entering a building illegally in order to do so

Usage examples:

They still face charges of grand larceny, and falsifying business records.

verb

Steal goods from (a place), typically during a war or riot.

Usage examples:

Desperate residents looted shops for food and water

noun

Private property taken from an enemy in war.

Usage examples:

The rooms were stuffed with the loot from francis's expeditions into italy

noun

Private property taken from an enemy in war.

Usage examples:

The rooms were stuffed with the loot from francis's expeditions into italy

noun

The action of misappropriating something; embezzlement.

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An alleged misappropriation of funds

noun

The act of stealing something that you have been asked to take care of, and using it for yourself

Usage examples:

Misappropriation of funds/money/assets he was charged with forgery and misappropriation of union as…

verb

Steal (things of little value).

Usage examples:

She produced the handful of coins she had managed to pilfer

verb

Present participle of pilfer

Usage examples:

He was caught pilfering (sweets) from the shop.

verb

Rob a (place) using violence, especially in wartime.

Usage examples:

The abbey was plundered and pillaged

noun

The action of pillaging a place or property, especially in war.

Usage examples:

Rebellious peasants intent on pillage

noun

A rapid surprise attack on an enemy by troops, aircraft, or other armed forces.

Usage examples:

A bombing raid

verb

Conduct a raid on.

Usage examples:

Officers raided thirty homes yesterday

abbreviation

Redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) disks, a system for providing greater capacity, faster access, and security against data corruption by spreading data across several disk drives.

noun

The action of stealing goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer.

Usage examples:

She had convictions for shoplifting

verb

Steal goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer.

Usage examples:

He was spotted shoplifting at the supermarket near his home

noun

The crime of taking goods from a store without paying for them

Usage examples:

John has been jailed three times for shoplifting.

verb

Take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it.

Usage examples:

Thieves stole her bicycle

noun

The action or offence of taking another person's property without permission or legal right and without intending to return it; theft.

Usage examples:

They argue that copying licensed software is a form of stealing

noun

The action or offence of taking another person's property without permission or legal right and without intending to return it; theft.

Usage examples:

They argue that copying licensed software is a form of stealing

verb

Use deception to deprive (someone) of money or possessions.

Usage examples:

A businessman swindled investors out of millions of pounds

noun

A fraudulent scheme or action.

Usage examples:

He is mixed up in a £10 million insurance swindle

verb

Present participle of swindle

Usage examples:

They swindled local businesses out of thousands of dollars., the wealthy banker was ultimately conv…

noun

The action or crime of stealing.

Usage examples:

He was convicted of theft

noun

The action of stealing another person's property.

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Petty thievery