Robbery definition

Robbery means the unlawful taking of property from the care and custody of a person by one who has:
Robbery means the taking of money or other property which may be the subject of larceny from the person or custody of another, with intent to either permanently or temporarily deprive the person or the owner of the money or other property, when in the course of the taking there is the use of force, violence, assault, or putting in fear.
Robbery means (i) in order to the committing of the theft at the insured premises, or in committing the theft at the insured premises, or in carrying away or attempting to carry away property obtained by the theft from the insured premises, the offender, for that end, voluntarily causes or attempts to cause to the Insured and/or Insured’s family members, death or hurt or wrongful restraint, or fear of instant death or of instant hurt, or of instant wrongful restraint or (ii) if the offender, at the time of committing the extortion at the insured premises, is in the presence of the Insured and/or Insured’s family members who is/are put in fear, and commits the extortion at the insured premises by putting the Insured and/or Insured’s family members in fear of instant death, of instant hurt, or of instant wrongful restraint to the Insured and/or Insured’s family members, and, by so putting in fear, induces the Insured and/or Insured’s family members so put in fear then and there to deliver up the thing extorted at the insured premises. In this regard the offender is said to be present if he is sufficiently near to put the Insured and/or Insured’s family members in fear of instant death, of instant hurt, or of instant wrongful restraint.The term Extortion means intentionally putting the Insured and/or Insured’s family members in fear of any injury to the Insured and/or Insured’s family members, and thereby dishonestly induces the Insured and/or Insured’s family members so put in fear to deliver to any person any property or valuable security, or anything signed or sealed which may be converted into a valuable security.

Examples of Robbery in a sentence

  • Robbery: A student who takes money or other property (whether physical or electronic) belonging to another person from another person by the use of force, violence, assault, or threatened use of force or violence is guilty of a serious breach of conduct that may be reported to the proper law enforcement agency.


More Definitions of Robbery

Robbery means an offence under section 100; “theft” means an offence under section 99.
Robbery means the theft of Contents at the Insured Premises using unforeseen, aggressive and violent means against the Insured’s Employees.
Robbery means the theft of contents at the insured premises using unforeseen, aggressive and violent means against the insured and / or their employees.
Robbery. ’ means the taking of insured property (1) by violence inflicted upon a messenger or a custodian; (2) by putting him in fear of violence; (3) by any other overt criminal act committed in his presence and of which he was actually cognizant, provided such other act it is not committed by an officer, partner of employee of the insured; (4) from the person or direct care and custody of a messenger or custodian who has been killed or rendered unconscious; or (5) under Coverage A, (a) from within the premises by means of compelling a messenger or custodian by violence or threat of violence while outside the premises to admit a person into the premises or to furnish him with means of ingress into the premises, or (b) from a showcase or show window within the premises while regularly open for business, by a person who has broken the glass thereof from outside the premises.
Robbery means taking or attempting to take something of value illegally by force or threat of force or by intimidating or putting a person in fear with the intent to permanently deprive the person of that property.
Robbery means the taking of insured property: by violence inflicted upon a Messenger or a Custodian; by putting him in fear of violence;
Robbery means the unlawful taking of property from the Insured’s care and custody by one who has caused or threatened the Insured with bodily harm and has committed an illegal or violent act.