Robbery's the crime of seizing property through violence or intimidation. At common law, robbery's defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the person of that property, by means of force or fear. Precise definitions of the offence may vary between jurisdictions. Robbery differs from simple theft by necessarily involving force or a threat of force. The word "rob" came via French from Late Latin words (for example deraubare) of Germanic origin, from Commo… (More on Robbery)