{
    "term": "robbery",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the crime of stealing money or goods from a bank, shop, person, etc., especially using violence or threats",
            "labels": "(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(especially British English)(especially British English)(especially North American English)(especially British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**armed robbery** *(= using a gun, knife, etc.)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There has been a spate of robberies in the area recently."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was shot as he tried to foil a **bank robbery**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He already had a conviction for armed robbery."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Crime and punishment"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["attempted", "botched", "bungled"],
                "verb + robbery": ["commit", "take part in", "foil"],
                "robbery + noun": ["attempt", "charge", "suspect"],
                "phrases": ["robbery with violence"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈrɒbəri/",
                "audio": "ro/robbery/robbery__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈrɑːbəri/",
                "audio": "ro/robbery/robbery__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old French roberie, from the verb rober, of Germanic origin."
}