Robbery and Sting

Robbery

Robbery noun - The unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner.

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Sting and robbery are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sting" instead a noun "Robbery".

Nearby Words: robber, robbed, robbing

Sting noun - An instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value.

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Robbery and sting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Robbery" instead a noun "Sting".

Nearby Words: stinging, stingy, stinginess, stinger, stingily

full	full robbery	full sting
elaborate	elaborate robbery	elaborate sting
fake	fake robbery	fake sting
initial	initial robbery	initial sting
Other adjectives: single, small, actual, real, massive, huge, quick, apparent, deadly, next, different, failed, botched.

Colliding Criminal Conspiracies: Inverted when Chance and Vukovich's robbery for buy money ends up wrecking an unrelated FBI sting operation.

Source: Film / To Live and Die in L.A.
Code of Silence is a 1985 action movie starring Chuck Norris.During a police sting operation, mafia gang members stage a robbery of the Colombian cartel that leaves several high-ranking cartel members and undercover cops dead.

Source: Film / Code of Silence

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