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

(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.

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

The act of stealing money from a bank.

Alternative form of highway robbery

plural of daylight robbery

plural of armed robbery

plural of bank robbery