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Robbery vs. Heist — What's the Difference?

Robbery vs. Heist — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Robbery and Heist

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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.

Heist

To steal
Heisted the collection of jewels from the museum.

Robbery

The act or an instance of unlawfully taking the property of another by the use of violence or intimidation.

Heist

To hold up; rob.

Robbery

The act or practice of robbing.
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Heist

A robbery; a burglary.

Robbery

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

Heist

A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum.

Robbery

The act or practice of robbing; theft.
Thieves for their robbery have authorityWhen judges steal themselves.

Heist

A fiction genre in which a heist is central to the plot; a work in such a genre.

Robbery

Larceny by threat of violence

Heist

(transitive) To steal, rob, or hold up (something).

Robbery

Plundering during riots or in wartime

Heist

The act of stealing

Heist

Robbery at gunpoint

Heist

Commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling

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