armed robbery

noun

: robbery while carrying a gun or other weapon

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Reed was eventually captured in 2015 and charged with armed assault with intent to murder, armed robbery, and felony bail jumping. Christina Coulter, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025 Cudjoe Young, 29, was indicted on charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping, arson, theft and armed robbery with a deadly weapon in the killing of Mercedes Vega on April 16, 2023, a copy of the indictment shows. Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 29 July 2025 Sanders pleaded guilty on July 16 to felony murder as a party to a crime, first-degree reckless injury and armed robbery. Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 28 July 2025 The Marshals Service in Maine said that the charges were filed in Wrentham District Court after Clark-White had been released on bond from Middlesex Superior Court in connection with a shooting and armed robbery in Cambridge that hospitalized one victim in March 2021. Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 23 July 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 5 Aug. 2025.

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armed robbery

see robbery

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