armed robbery

English

Noun

armed robbery (countable and uncountable, plural armed robberies)

(law) An theft where the thieves are carrying weapons.
Synonyms: hold-up, stickup

Translations

an instance of robbery where the participants are armed

Arabic: سَطْو مُسَلَّح‎ m (saṭw musallaḥ)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 持械搶劫／持械抢劫 (chíxiè qiǎngjié)
Dutch: gewapende overval m
Finnish: aseellinen ryöstö
French: vol à main armée m
German: bewaffneter Raubüberfall m
Italian: rapina a mano armata f
Polish: napad z bronią w ręku m
Portuguese: latrocínio (pt) m
Russian: вооружённое ограбле́ние n (vooružónnoje ograblénije), вооружённый разбо́й m (vooružónnyj razbój)
Spanish: robo a mano armada m

Further reading

“armed robbery”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
“armed robbery” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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