commit robbery

commit robbery
index hold up (rob), pirate (take by violence), rob

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006

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  • robbery — rob·bery n pl ber·ies [Anglo French robberie roberie, from Old French, from rober to take something away from a person by force]: the unlawful taking away of personal property from a person by violence or by threat of violence that causes fear:… …   Law dictionary

  • robbery — Felonious taking of money, personal property, or any other article of value, in the possession of another, from his person or immediate presence, and against his will, accomplished by means of force or fear. People v. Eddy, 123 Cal.App.2d 826,… …   Black's law dictionary

  • robbery — n. 1) to commit (a) robbery 2) armed; bank; daylight (BE) ( overcharging ); highway (fig.) robbery * * * [ rɒb(ə)rɪ] bank highway (fig.) robbery daylight ( overcharging ; BE) armed to commit (a) robbery …   Combinatory dictionary

  • commit */*/*/ — UK [kəˈmɪt] / US verb Word forms commit : present tense I/you/we/they commit he/she/it commits present participle committing past tense committed past participle committed Get it right: commit: Don t write the ed and ing forms of commit with only …   English dictionary

  • commit — com|mit [ kə mıt ] verb *** ▸ 1 do something illegal/wrong ▸ 2 (make someone) agree to something ▸ 3 say something/someone will be used ▸ 4 send someone to prison ▸ 5 in relationships ▸ 6 state someone is mentally ill ▸ 7 put someone/something in …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • robbery — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ attempted, botched, bungled (esp. BrE), failed ▪ armed ▪ bank, highway, street (esp. BrE) …   Collocations dictionary

  • commit — 01. You shouldn t really [commit] yourself until you have all the facts. 02. Police believe the murder was [committed] by two men who were known to the victim. 03. I was offered a job at a company in Chicago, but I didn t accept it because they… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • commit — verb Commit is used with these nouns as the object: ↑abuse, ↑act, ↑adultery, ↑assault, ↑atrocity, ↑blasphemy, ↑blunder, ↑breach, ↑burglary, ↑crime, ↑deed, ↑error …   Collocations dictionary

  • O. J. Simpson Las Vegas robbery case — Infobox Criminal subject name = Orenthal James Simpson image size = image caption = date of birth = 1947 07 09 place of birth = San Francisco, California date of death = place of death = alias = motive =Personal gain charge =Robbery, kidnapping,… …   Wikipedia

  • O. J. Simpson robbery case — This article is about the 2008 investigation and conviction. For the 1995 trial, see O. J. Simpson murder case. Orenthal James Simpson Born July 9, 1947 (1947 07 09) San Francisco, California Motive Personal gain Charge(s) …   Wikipedia

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