robbery

«robbery» in Mova's judaism dictionary: The crime of stealing from a person or place, especially… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a robbery, robberies; robbery — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) The crime of stealing from a person or place, especially using force or threats. tree →

2) (informal) A price that is far too high: $10 for a drink is daylight robbery! tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Robbery is taking another's goods by force, listed with deposits and pledges as wrongs to a neighbor. Interpretation: The rabbis taught that a robber must give back what he took and add a fifth, and bring a guilt offering to be forgiven by God. In the primary lessons: In news and crime stories a robbery is a serious crime: a bank robbery, armed robbery. In UK and Irish everyday talk «daylight robbery» means a rip-off price. Robbery is worse than theft because it uses force or fear.

examples

• If any one sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and deal falsely with his neighbour in a matter of deposit, or of pledge, or of robbery, or have oppressed his neighbour; (Torah LEV.6.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• Trust not in oppression, and put not vain hope in robbery; if riches increase, set not your heart thereon. (Writings PSA.62.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces. (Prophets AMO.3.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have wronged the poor and needy, and have oppressed the stranger unlawfully. (Prophets EZK.22.29, JPS 1917) tree →
• There was a robbery at the corner shop last night. tree →
• The bank robbery was on the news. tree →
• The thieves were jailed for armed robbery. tree →
• Five pounds for a bottle of water? That's daylight robbery! tree →
• The detective solved the train robbery. tree →
• Police are looking for witnesses to the robbery. tree →
• In desperation, he ran to the city and went straight to the courthouse to report the robbery to the magistrate. tree →

note

Plural: robberies (y → ies). People rob a place or a person; they steal things (not «rob money» — you «steal money»).

In the corpora

• For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.
• Trust not in oppression, and put not vain hope in robbery; if riches increase, set not your heart thereon.
• Dad calls it "daylight robbery".

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «robbery» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.