German word

Raub

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁaʊ̯p/

Meaning

  • masculine nounrobbery

Example

Die Polizei verhaftete nach dem Raub zwei Verdächtige.

After the robbery, the police arrested two suspects.

Illustration for Raub (robbery)

More examples

Das Raubopfer schilderte die Tat im Prozess.

The robbery victim described the crime during the trial.

Core concept

A person loses property while violence or a threat makes resistance impossible, turning the act into a serious crime.

Common phrases

  • Opfer eines Raubs

    victim of a robbery

  • bei einem Raub

    during a robbery

  • Anzeige wegen Raubs

    report of robbery

Similar words

Diebstahl: Taking someone else's property without permission, whether secretly or openly.
Überfall: Attacking someone to take their property, often suddenly and by force.
Einbruch: Breaking into a building through a door or window to commit theft.

Definition in German

Gewaltsame oder durch Drohung erzwungene Wegnahme fremden Eigentums; juristisch eigenständige Straftat.

Word origin

Raub comes from Middle High German roup and Old High German roub, related to the verb rauben and to English rob through a Germanic root.

Usage tips

  • Raub differs from Diebstahl because force or a threat is essential to Raub, whereas Diebstahl can occur secretly without violence.

Other meanings

  • plundernoun

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