robbery
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 16 U.S. 610 - United States v. Palmer · 1818Most cited · 262 citing opinions
as piracy
Of the meaning of the term robbery, as used in the statute, we think no doubt can be entertained. It must be understood in the sense in which it is recognized and defined at common law.
How often courts cite the cases defining “robbery”
Court decisions citing the 2 opinions that defined “robbery” — 301 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining cases as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.
All 2 definitions, chronological · 1818–1927
the felonious and forcible taking from the person of another, goods or money to any value, by violence or putting him in fear