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View definitions for armed robbery

armed robbery

noun as in highway robbery

noun as in stickup

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Woods, who had two prior convictions as a teenager, was sentenced to 31 years to life for his role in a 1997 armed robbery under the state’s “three strikes” law.

He has served two jail terms, one for armed robbery.

From BBC

Ward was shot and killed in 1998 when he tried to thwart an armed robbery and fired at two suspects, including the shooter, in an underground betting parlor in Harlem.

Owens was sentenced to death in 1999, two years after killing Graves, after being convicted of murder, armed robbery and criminal conspiracy.

From BBC

“While parading as a social media celebrity, the defendant secretly engaged in a violent crime spree of armed robberies and attempted robberies across seven states,” U.S.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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