armed robbery

noun

: robbery while carrying a gun or other weapon

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While the armed robbery would fall within policy, Burmeister said, a chase six days later means officers don’t know who is behind the wheel. Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025 Minutes later, a woman arrived at an area hospital with a gunshot wound, police said, adding that investigators are trying to determine if she was injured during the armed robbery. Jason Green, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025 The department said in a press release that its officers responded to the grocery store at about 5:30 p.m. on Monday after receiving reports of an armed robbery. Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025 Allen was involved in the 2006 Securitas depot robbery — the largest armed robbery in Britain’s history, according to the outlet. Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for armed robbery

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“Armed robbery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armed%20robbery. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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armed robbery

see robbery

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