Rŏb'ber-y, n.
n. [O. Fr. roberie, Pr. raubaria, O. Sp. roberia, It. ruberia.]
Sense 1. The crime of robbing or stealing by force; a taking away by violence, wrong, or oppression.
Thieves for their robbery have authority When judges steal themselves. Shak.
Sense 2. (Law.) The felonious taking of money or goods from the person of another, or in his presence, against his will, by force, or by putting him in fear. Russell.
Robbery differs from theft, as it is effected by open violence; whereas theft is committed by stealth, or privately. These words should not be confounded.
Synonyms—Theft; depredation; spoliation; despoliation; despoilment; plunder; pillage; freebooting; piracy.