Robbery vs. Stealing

Robberynoun

The act or practice of robbing.

Stealingnoun

(uncountable) The action of the verb to steal, theft.

Robberynoun

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

Stealingnoun

That which is stolen; stolen property.

Robberynoun

The act or practice of robbing; theft.

‘Thieves for their robbery have authorityWhen judges steal themselves.’;

Stealingnoun

The act of taking feloniously the personal property of another without his consent and knowledge; theft; larceny.

Robberynoun

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

Stealingnoun

That which is stolen; stolen property; - chiefly used in the plural.

Robberynoun

larceny by threat of violence

Stealingnoun

the act of taking something from someone unlawfully;

‘the thieving is awful at Kennedy International’;

Robberynoun

plundering during riots or in wartime

Stealingnoun

avoiding detection by moving carefully

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.