armed robbery

noun

: robbery while carrying a gun or other weapon

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Wednesday morning, Miami-Dade Assistant State Attorney Khalil Quinan told Judge Young that a grand jury had returned an indictment against Grimes on charges of first-degree murder, armed robbery and attempted armed robbery and said the state would seek his death at trial. Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025 Dispatch received a report of an armed robbery at the Centerville Bank branch at 40 High St. shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Besse said. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2025 Officers responded to a strip mall in the 600 block of W. Pioneer Parkway around 6:45 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 10, regarding an armed robbery in progress call. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2025 Remember that report of an armed robbery at CAVA in Downtown Crossing? Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 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 30 Jan. 2025.

Legal Definition

armed robbery

see robbery

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