armed robbery
Weapon-assisted heist
Armed robbery is theft committed while carrying or displaying a weapon, typically a gun or knife.
The weapon doesn't need to be used—its presence during the crime is enough: He was charged with armed robbery after holding up the store with a pistol.
Armed robbery carries harsher penalties than simple robbery because of the implied threat of violence.
- holdupTheft by threat
- stickupArmed robbery
- gunpointAimed weapon's end
- bank heistTheft from financial institution
- heistOrganized large-scale theft
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- crimesarson, burglary, kidnapping, vandalism, manslaughter
- theftstealing, larceny, steal, burglary, shoplifting
- wrongdoingscrime, crimes, sin, sins, wrongdoing
- coercion crimeskidnapping, extortion, blackmail, human trafficking, false imprisonment
- feloniesmurder, homicide, manslaughter, arson, kidnapping
armed robberypickpocketing
Theft from pockets
shoplifting · embezzlement · petty theft · larceny · burglary
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Equitable exchange between parties
gift · fair compensation · earned income · rightful ownership · commerce
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Gift to help others
philanthropy · charitable contribution · generosity · gift-giving · almsgiving
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