English Usage: robbed



Source: The Straits Times Page A1 18 Mar 2009

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Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rob, retrieved 19 Mar 2009

transitive verb1 a (1): to take something away from by force : steal from (2): to take personal property from by violence or threat b (1): to remove valuables without right from (a place) (2): to take the contents of (a receptacle) c: to take away as loot : steal <rob jewelry>2 a: to deprive of something due, expected, or desired b: to withhold unjustly or injuriously

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