The act or practice of robbing. / (law) The offense of taking or attempting to take the property of another by force or threat of force.

plural of robbery

(law) An theft where the thieves are carrying weapons.

(historical, literally) The act of robbing a traveler on a public road. / (idiomatic) Said of excessive or exorbitant prices.

(uncountable) The practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; (countable, rare) an instance of this.

The act of stealing money from a bank.

Alternative form of highway robbery

plural of armed robbery

plural of daylight robbery

plural of bank robbery