All armed robbery synonyms
armed rob·ber·y
A a noun armed robbery
- robbery — the act, the practice, or an instance of robbing.
- crime — A crime is an illegal action or activity for which a person can be punished by law.
- theft — the act of stealing; the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods or property of another; larceny.
- stealing — Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- burglary — If someone commits a burglary, they enter a building by force and steal things. Burglary is the act of doing this.
- mugging — a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.
- gouge — a chisel having a partly cylindrical blade with the bevel on either the concave or the convex side.
- holdup — a forcible stopping and robbing of a person.
- rip-off — a rent made by ripping; tear.
- banditry — Banditry is used to refer to acts of robbery and violence in areas where the rule of law has broken down.