robbery n. 抢劫 违背他人的意志，以暴力或恐吓的手段，从被害人身上或当着被害人的面强行拿走金钱或有价财物的行为。在偷盗过程中若具有以下因素之一则可构成抢劫罪：１犯罪行为给他人身体造成严重伤害；２以给他人当即造成严重身体伤害来恐吓他人；３实施或恐吓立即实施一级或二级重罪。在美国，多数司法管辖区把抢劫罪分为单纯抢劫罪〔simple robbery〕和加重抢劫罪〔aggravated robbery〕。在英国，按1968年《盗窃法》〔Theft Act〕，抢劫罪是一种使用暴力或以暴力相威胁的盗窃行为。它和具有抢劫意图的企图伤害罪都可由大陪审团起诉，最高判处终身监禁。
Robbery committed by a person who either carries a dangerous weapon — often called armed robbery — or inflicts bodily harm on someone during the robbery. • Some statutes also specify that a robbery is aggravated when the victim is a member of a protected class, such as children or the elderly. [Cases: Robbery 11.
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Robbery that does not involve an aggravating factor or circumstance. [Cases: Robbery 1. C.J.S. Robbery §§ 2, 4, 12, 90–91.]
Robbery committed by a person carrying a dangerous weapon, regardless of whether the weapon is revealed or used. • Most states punish armed robbery as an aggravated form of robbery rather than as a separate crime. [Cases: Robbery 11. C.J.S. Robbery §§ 24–28, 79, 82, 90.]
highway robbery (1)拦路抢劫 在公路上或公路附近进行的抢劫罪。最初，拦路抢劫是指拦截路人进行抢劫。拦路抢劫与一般意义上的抢劫的区别在于实施的地点不同。如今，只要使用暴力或恐吓方法进行抢劫，也可以拦路抢劫论处。 (→hijacking) (2)过高的价格(或要价)
aggravated robbery 加重的抢劫罪 携带危险武器进行抢劫或者给被害人造成严重身体伤害的抢劫行为。 (→armed robbery)
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Bank Robbery Act 〈美〉《抢劫银行法》 规定对国家和联邦银行、联邦储备银行或贷款机构实施犯罪予以制裁的联邦法。如进入并企图在上述机构内实施重罪、使用武力或暴力抢劫财产、以偷窃的目的带走财产、收取从上述机构中偷盗的财物等，皆属此类犯罪。
robbery, n. The illegal taking of property from the person of another, or in the person’s presence, by violence or intimidation; aggravated larceny. • Robbery is usu. a felony, but some jurisdictions classify some robberies as high misdemeanors. — Also termed (in Latin) crimen roberiae. See LARCENY; THEFT. Cf. BURGLARY. [Cases: Robbery 1. C.J.S. Robbery