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A thief with the confidence to show up while you're home.
means A person who takes property from someone by force or threat, rather than by stealth alone.
from From Old French 'robeor,' rooted in 'rober' meaning to plunder or steal, which came from a Germanic source related to 'raub' — a word tangled up with the idea of ripping something away, possibly even connected to pulling clothing off a body. The same root gave English 'rob' and 'robe' (a garment, oddly enough, via the sense of stripped or plundered cloth). So the word has worn two very different coats: one on a thief's back, one on yours.
- legal split
- robbery requires force or threat, theft alone doesn't
- etymology
- from old french rober, meaning to plunder
- irony
- usually takes less than your gym membership cancellation