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robbery
criminal law
- Key People:
- Moll Cutpurse
- O.J. Simpson
- John Dillinger
- Ben Hall
- Patty Hearst
robbery, in criminal law, an aggravated form of theft that involves violence or the threat of violence against a victim in his presence. Many criminologists have long regarded statistics on robbery to be one of the most accurate gauges of the overall crime rate.
