Theft vs. Robbery

Theftnoun

The act of stealing property.

Theftnoun

The act of stealing; specifically, the felonious taking and removing of personal property, with an intent to deprive the rightful owner of the same; larceny.

Theftnoun

The thing stolen.

Theftnoun

the act of taking something from someone unlawfully;

Theftnoun

the action or crime of stealing

Theft

Theft is the taking of another person's property or services without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it. The word theft is also used as an informal shorthand term for some crimes against property, such as burglary, embezzlement, larceny, looting, robbery, shoplifting, library theft or fraud.

Robberynoun

The act or practice of robbing.

Robberynoun

(legal) The offense of taking or attempting to take the property of another by force or threat of force.

Robberynoun

The act or practice of robbing; theft.

Robberynoun

The crime of robbing. See Rob, v. t., 2.

Robberynoun

larceny by threat of violence

Robberynoun

plundering during riots or in wartime

Robbery

Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, threat of force, or by putting the victim in fear. According to common law, robbery is defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the person of that property, by means of force or fear; that is, it is a larceny or theft accomplished by an assault.