Robbery Sentence Examples

Robbery and pillaging continue.

The brethren were aided in old age, sickness and poverty, often also in cases of loss by robbery, shipwreck and conflagration; for example, any member of the gild of St Catherine, Aldersgate, was to be assisted if he "fall into poverty or be injured through age, or through fire or water, thieves or sickness."

Robbery is not permitted to anybody now a days! shouted the publican, picking up his cap.

Thus gang robbery is apt to break out, gains head with rapidity, and is suppressed with difficulty.

He doesn't believe it was a robbery.

In return for Wild's services in tracking down such thieves as he did not himself control, the authorities for some time tolerated the offences of his numerous agents, each a specialist in a particular kind of robbery, and so themselves strengthened his position.

When the prologue to Job speaks of plundering Sabaeans (and Chaldaeans) on the northern skirts of Arabia, these may be either colonists or caravans, which, like the old Phoenician and Greek traders, combined on occasion robbery with trade.

The gap in the abductions we're looking at is under ten years, meaning he was probably sent up for a lesser crime that could be anything from robbery, burglary, serious assault or rape.

His vast wealth was gained by extortion and robbery.

Public security is considerably improved, and regular brigandage (as distinct from casual robbery) hardly exists.

The native disposition of the Tosks has been modified by intercourse with the Greeks and Vlachs; while the Gheg devotes his attention exclusively to fighting, robbery and pastoral pursuits, the Tosk occasionally occupies himself with commercial, industrial or agricultural employments; the Gheg is stern, morose and haughty, the Tosk lively, talkative and affable.

At Turin they will speedily commit such robbery that in the fort they will ravish their hostage.

This combined with an attempted robbery did little to lift my spirits.

April 24 th 1850 On Wednesday night a daring robbery was committed at the house of Mr Ridgewell a farmer of Wickham St Pauls.

Recorded robbery increased by 15 per cent in Surrey in the 12 months ending December 2002.

The effect of increased security has been largely to displace crime onto the streets, so violent robbery is on the increase.

Caine plays Charlie, a petty criminal who inherits the plans to a $ 4 million gold bullion robbery in Turin.

A man will appear before magistrates in Southend tomorrow (Monday, February 6) following a knifepoint robbery in a shop in Westcliff.

In August 1959 a newly joined crew member was arrested for his part in a jewel robbery.

For the purposes of this initiative ' street crime ' includes robbery and snatch theft.

The city swarmed with Spanish adventurers, assassins, prostitutes and informers; murder and robbery were committed with impunity, heretics and Jews were admitted to the city on payment of bribes, and the pope himself shamelessly cast aside all show of decorum, living a purely secular and I.

In an old confession of faith, the convert is pledged to abjure the theft and robbery of cattle and the ravaging of villages inhabited by worshippers of Mazda (Yasna, 12, 2).

On 25th March, 1877, Bass took part in his first stagecoach robbery.

Unfortunately for him, when Taylor was caught, the court noted that he had two previous convictions for robbery.

If you want to do something more intricate than the above designs, try making a robbery scene with a tiny fondant thief and the message "You've stolen my heart!"

In fact, he was arrested a mind-boggling 18 times for armed robbery.

Given the state of the economy and the fact that many people are out of work, it's difficult to feel sorry for Paris Hilton's robbery.

Don't worry Paris fans, she isn't letting the robbery get her down and mom Kathy had some words of advice stating "…you can't be possessed by your possessions.

Yep, with people losing their jobs and homes at a record rate these days, Kathy's words don't make it any easier to feel sorry for Paris Hilton's robbery.

Sam's spirit becomes a ghost, who realizes that his girlfriend Molly (played by Demi Moore) is now in danger, as the robbery was linked to a money laundering scheme in which Sam held the computer password to access the cash.

In 2007, O.J. Simpson was charged with robbery, kidnapping, coercion and conspiracy.

O.J. Simpson is no stranger to legal troubles, and in 2007, he was involved in a bizarre robbery case.

A jury found Simpson guilty on all charges in the robbery, and he was sentenced to 33 years in prison.

In Robbery, the cops must stop the criminals from stealing various items scattered across the map.

In extreme cases, they may show aggression by purse snatching, muggings, or robbery, or in less overt ways by persistent truancy, lying, and vandalism.

Adequate insurance coverage will assist backpackers who encounter a mugging or armed robbery.

This kind of business insurance is what you'll rely on to replace items that you lose as a result of covered occurrences, which typically include burglary or robbery, fire, or weather disasters.

For example, if you buy homeowners insurance, you are transferring the risk of damage or robbery of your home to the insurer.

Haggard was actually inspired to write this good ole boy anthem because of a stay in San Quentin Prison, where he spent three years on an attempted robbery charge.

Even if the agent made no profit he was bound to return double what he had received, if he made poor profit he had to make up the deficiency; but he was not responsible for loss by robbery or extortion on his travels.

In a temperate and learned speech, based on Fox's declaration against constitution-mongering, he supported both the enfranchising and the disfranchising clauses, and easily disposed of the cries of "corporation robbery," "nabob representation," "opening for young men of talent," &c. The following year (1832) found Campbell solicitor-general, a knight and member for Dudley, which he represented till 1834.

The initial difficulties of setting up an administrative machine on national lines were the greater as the troops of the occupying Power, affected by the revolution which had broken out in Germany, engaged in pillage and highway robbery, which a national militia as yet barely armed had to suppress.

The Thuggee and Dacoity department continued to exist until 1904, though its operations had long been confined to the suppression of organized robbery in native states.

Although punishment by whipping and by standing in the pillory was prohibited by an act of Congress in 1839, in so far as the Federal government had jurisdiction, both these forms of punishment were retained in Delaware, and standing in the pillory was prescribed by statute as a punishment for a number of offences, including various kinds of larceny and forgery, highway robbery, and even pretending " to exercise the art of witchcraft, fortune-telling or dealing with spirits," at least until 1893.

Taxes are uncompensated payments; they may be described as of the nature of robbery.

Forced contributions had been levied by both sides on goods or bullion, being European property, the reactionaries being the worst offenders; and there were numerous cases of murder and robbery of Europeans.

In 1883-1884 there were a number of serious strikes, collisions between the police and the workmen, followed by assassinations; it was a peculiarity of Austrian anarchists that in some cases they united robbery to murder.

The Syrian expeditions occupied SiX months in most of his best years, but the remaining time was spent in activity at home, repressing robbery and injustice, rebuilding and adorning temples with the labor of, his captives and the plunder and tribute of conquered cities, or designing with his own hand the gorgeous sacred vessels of the sanctuary of Ammon.

Ali was now confirmed in the possession of all his father's territory and was also appointed lieutenant to the derwend-pasha of Rumelia, whose duty it was to suppress brigandage and highway robbery.

It was his business to preside three times a year over the chief law-court, the so-called echte or ungebotene Ding, under the cognizance of which fell all cases relating to real property, personal freedom, bloodshed and robbery.

In the nation at large, the late violent ferment had been followed by as remarkable a deadness and vapidity, and Burke himself had to admit a year or two later that any remarkable robbery at Hounslow Heath would make more conversation than all the disturbances of America.

Highway robbery was general, the lives and property of traders were in continual jeopardy, and the machinery for the enforcement of the laws was almost at a standstill.

This robbery was called pramatha; pramathyu-s is ` he who loves boring or robbery, a borer or robber.'

Dean and Andy Sackler, his partner on the variety store hold up, methodically checked leads until they arrested two youths ages 14 and 12 who admitted to the robbery.

The Daily Express has launched a major crusade to end the loathed inheritance tax grave robbery of middle Britain.

I think it's only fair to tell you that the trapped men are convicted felons serving a twenty year term for armed robbery.

Within a few weeks he has killed a guinea pig in a botched robbery.

Two men were involved in the robbery, both are believed to have been carrying handguns.

The real rider was a 17th century highwayman called John Nevison, who made the ride to give himself an alibi for a robbery.

But serious crime, including housebreaking, serious assault and robbery has continued to fall and our drug detections have increased by 6% .

Your biography contains instances of what may be called acts of " highway robbery.

For five months, a concerted media onslaught launched against republicans followed the Northern Bank robbery and the murder of Robert McCartney in Belfast.

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Nick is the son of legendary outlaw Bruce Richard Reynolds, mastermind of the Great Train Robbery in 1963.

Offenses such as robbery, aggravated burglary, and more serious assaults already attract secure remands.

Remote monitoring technology has already enabled the Co-Op to foil an armed robbery at a store near Sheffield.

Joan, a shop assistant, witnessed an armed robbery where a security guard was badly injured.

Richard Bourne, 23, was jailed for three-and-a-half years at Mold Crown Court after admitting robbery.

Details of a foiled armed robbery in Barnes were also given.

They averred that the sum and substance of their "fault" was that they had been accustomed to meet on a fixed day before daylight to sing in turns a hymn to Christ as God, and to bind themselves by a solemn oath (sacramento) to abstain from theft or robbery, and from adultery, perjury and dishonesty; after which they were wont to separate and to meet again for a common meal.

The State Training School is for the reformatory training of children between eight and eighteen years of age who have been found guilty of any crime other than murder, manslaughter or highway robbery, or who for some other cause have been committed to it by a court of competent jurisdiction.

Knives are used predominantly in violence against the person and robbery offenses.

She also brought her partner at the time who we were later told had an armed robbery conviction.

Anyone with information should call the burglary and robbery squad at Ilford police on 8345 2267.

They are malicious gossip, greed of money, giving security, nocturnal robbery, murder, unchastity.

Immediately after the sack of Lawrence, John Brown and a small band murdered and mutilated five pro-slavery men, on Pottawatomie Creek; a horrible deed, showing a new spirit on the freestate side, and of ghastly consequence - for it contributed powerfully to widen further the licence of highway robbery, pillage and arson, the ruin of homes, the driving off of settlers, marauding expeditions, attacks on towns, outrages in short of every kind, that made the following months a welter of lawlessness and crime, until Governor Geary - by putting himself above all partisanship, repudiating Missouri, and using Federal troops put an end to them late in 1856.

But in a statute punishing with death robbery on the highway, railways were held not to be included in the term.

His exertions in repressing robbery and mendicancy were strenuous and successful.

The most shameless bribery and the robbery of the well-to-do went together with the most extravagant luxury.

With the definite triumph of the church, the profanation of its sanctuaries became less frequent, and once robbery or seizure of ecclesiastical possessions or violation of its privileges tended to absorb the attention of synods and popes.

While revolution prevailed in the city, robbery was rife in the province of Yezd; and from Kazvin the son of Au Mirza otherwise called the zulus-sultan, the prince-governor of Teheran, who disputed the succession of Mahommed Shah, came forth to contest the crown with his cousin, the heir-apparent.

I am convinced, that if all men were to live as simply as I then did, thieving and robbery would be unknown.

At this time, the only drawback to the general progress and prosperity of the country was the recrudescence of bushranging, or robbery under arms, in the country districts.