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Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

In Scotch law

Formerly this word included every species of theft accompanied with violence to the persen, but of late years it has become the vox signata for forcible and masterful depredation within or near the dwelling-house; while robbery has been more particularly applied to violent depredation on the highway, or accompanied by house-breaking.

Alls. Prin. Scotch Law. 227.