constructive force
Threats and intimidation to gain control or prevent resistance; esp., threatening words or gestures directed against a robbery victim. [Cases: Robbery 6. C.J.S. Robbery §§ 13–23.]
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index offense
One of eight classes of crimes reported annually by the FBI in the Uniform Crime Report. • The eight classes are murder (and nonnegligent homicide), rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, arson, and auto theft. — Also termed index crime.
hobbs act
Hobbs Act. A federal anti-racketeering act making it a crime to interfere with interstate commerce by extortion, robbery, or physical violence. 18 USCA § 1951. See RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS ACT. [Cases: Extortion and Threats 25.1; Robbery 1. C.J.S. Robbery §§ 2, 4, 12, 90–91; Threats and Unlawful Communications §§ 2–20.]
truck
truck. Hist. Scots law. The payment of wages in scrip or goods. • Truck systems, once common where workers had to live in isolated areas and depended on company stores for food and clothing, were abolished in the 19th century. “Truck was payment not in money but in goods or tickets which could be exchanged
predatory crime
A crime that involves preying upon and victimizing individuals. • Examples include robbery, rape, and carjacking.