Amused
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You were not robbed, you were burgled.
Main Entry: rob
Pronunciation: 'räb
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): robbed; rob·bing
Etymology: Middle English robben, from Old French rober, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German roubOn to rob ?more at REAVE
Date: 13th century
transitive senses
1 a (1) : to take something away from by force : steal from (2) : to take personal property from by violence or threat
Main Entry: bur·glar·ize
Pronunciation: 'b&r-gl&-"rIz also 'b&r-g&-l&-
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -ized; -iz·ing
Date: 1871
transitive senses
1 : to break into and steal from
In short, if someone takes something from you while you are away, it is burglery. If they take it from YOU by force, it is robbery.
I know, I love nitpicking.
Main Entry: rob
Pronunciation: 'räb
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): robbed; rob·bing
Etymology: Middle English robben, from Old French rober, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German roubOn to rob ?more at REAVE
Date: 13th century
transitive senses
1 a (1) : to take something away from by force : steal from (2) : to take personal property from by violence or threat
Main Entry: bur·glar·ize
Pronunciation: 'b&r-gl&-"rIz also 'b&r-g&-l&-
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -ized; -iz·ing
Date: 1871
transitive senses
1 : to break into and steal from
In short, if someone takes something from you while you are away, it is burglery. If they take it from YOU by force, it is robbery.
I know, I love nitpicking.