robbery

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robbery
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the crime of stealing from somewhere or someone
theft
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(the act of) dishonestly taking something which belongs to someone else and keeping it
break in break-in
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an occasion when a building is entered illegally by a criminal or criminals, usually by damaging a window or door, especially in order to steal something
burglary
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breaking in or breaking into houses, or other buildings, entering them by force, in order to steal things in a break-in
mugging
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taking someone's money in the street with threats of violence
picpocketing
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taking money from soeone's pocket or bag in a public place without them noticing
shoplifting
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stealing goods from the shelves of shops
armed robbery
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victims are threatened with a gun
bullion robbery
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stealing gold bars
street robbery
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another name for mugging
hold up hold-up
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robbery where a gun or other weapon is used
at gunpoint at kinfepoint
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experiencing or using a threat of killing with a gun/knife
heist
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a crime in which valuable things are taken illegally and often violently from a place or person
raid
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when people enter a place by force in order to steal from it
ram-raid
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breaking through the front of a building by driving into it with a car, and then stealing things in the building
smash-and-grab raid
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breaking a window shop or a showcase to steal things and running or driving away with them very fast
pinpoints
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to find out or say the exact position in space or time of something
blackspots
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czarne punkty
smear
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to spread a liquid or a thick substance over a surface
wipe down
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to clean the surface of something, such as a table, with a cloth
hole-in-the-wall
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bankomat
bruised
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having bruises
to net
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to get something good or to earn a lot of money from something

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