Trying to explain to foreigners....
Aug 28, 2017 22:08:24 GMT
Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2017 22:08:24 GMT
Comments?
- Robbery involves force/violence or the threat of force/violence
- Burglary involves forcibly breaking into somewhere
- Mugging involves a quick and violent robbery
- Pickpocketing involves sneakily stealing stuff without being noticed
There is no generic word for when something is stolen from you, since that crime was not carried out upon you, but rather on your property.
e.g. my watch was stolen from the table.
Each of the above is a subset of larceny.
- Robbery involves force/violence or the threat of force/violence
- Burglary involves forcibly breaking into somewhere
- Mugging involves a quick and violent robbery
- Pickpocketing involves sneakily stealing stuff without being noticed
There is no generic word for when something is stolen from you, since that crime was not carried out upon you, but rather on your property.
e.g. my watch was stolen from the table.
Each of the above is a subset of larceny.
