|
English Idioms :: robbery
|
 |
robbery.html - See: HIGHWAY ROBBERY. |
|
|
Traditional English :: robber
|
|
robbery.html - n. a person who commits robbery. robber baron 1 a plundering feudal lord.
2 an unscrupulous plutocrat. [ME f. AF & OF (as ROB)] |
|
|
Traditional English :: robbery
|
|
robbery.html - n. (pl. -ies) 1 a the act or process of robbing, esp. with force or threat of force. b an instance of this. 2 excessive financial demand or cost (set us back Ь20 - it was sheer robbery). [ME f. OF roberie (as ROB)] |
|
|
English Idioms :: robbery
|
|
robbery.html - See: HIGHWAY ROBBERY. |
|
|
Traditional English :: robber
|
|
robbery.html - n. a person who commits robbery. robber baron 1 a plundering feudal lord.
2 an unscrupulous plutocrat. [ME f. AF & OF (as ROB)] |
|
|
Traditional English :: robbery
|
|
robbery.html - n. (pl. -ies) 1 a the act or process of robbing, esp. with force or threat of force. b an instance of this. 2 excessive financial demand or cost (set us back Ь20 - it was sheer robbery). [ME f. OF roberie (as ROB)] |
|
