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rob·ber·y
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plunder
to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc.: to plunder a town. -
armed robbery
a robbery that is carried out by people carrying guns -
garrote
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain. -
heist
a robbery or holdup: Four men were involved in the armored car heist. -
highway robbery
robbery committed on a highway against travelers, as by a highwayman. -
loss
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.