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robbery
This term carries a heavy legal and violent connotation, specifically requiring the element of coercion or fear. It is distinct from theft, which is a general term for stealing, or burglary, which focuses on the illegal entry into a building. A robbery happens to a person or a business in a way that feels confrontational and immediate. In a casual or hyperbolic sense, people use the word to describe an unfair price or a bad deal. When someone says a ticket price is a robbery, they are suggesting they are being cheated out of their money, though no actual crime or physical threat is occurring.
Countable when referring to a specific criminal event like a store robbery. Uncountable when referring to the general act or crime of robbery in a legal context.