robbery English · revision 10737

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=c. 1200|origins=fro roberie}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ˈrɒb.ər.i/, US /ˈrɑː.bɚ.i/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|fro|roberie|t=robbery, theft]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998) from rober, to rob (see [[rob]]), and -erie (see [[-ery]]).^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The act or practice of seizing property by violence or threat: about 1200.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ An instance of robbery is from 1297,^(OED 1989) and booty or plunder from about 1330, now obsolete.^(OED 1989) Figuratively, an excessive price or a one-sided deal is called robbery from about 1863.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1200 – robbery.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

+ * 1297 – a robbery.^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1330 – booty (obsolete).^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1863 – an excessive demand.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # ''(law)'' The crime of taking [[property]] from a person by force or the threat of force.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # An act of [[rob|alt=robbing]].^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(informal)'' An outrageously high price.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[antirobbery]]

+ * [[highway robbery]]

+ * [[armed robbery]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[rob]]

+ * [[robber]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}