larceny by threat of violence
"The bank teller survived the robbery because she refused to give up her money when the masked man threatened her with a gun."
The act or practice of robbing.
"The police launched an investigation into the robbery that emptied the bank vault last night."
In plain English: Robbery is when someone takes your property by using force or threats of violence against you.
"The police are investigating what appears to be an armed robbery at the local bank yesterday afternoon."
From Middle English robberie, robry, roberie, from Old French roberie, from the verb rober ("to steal; to pillage") + -ie. Ultimately from unattested Frankish *raubōn. By surface analysis, rob + -ery. Compare Dutch roverij ("robbery"), Norwegian Bokmål røveri ("robbery"), German Räuberei ("robbery, banditry"). Displaced native Old English rēaflāc.