robo y expoliación
English translation: theft and robbery
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|  Selected response from: Nikki Graham United Kingdom Local time: 22:06 | ||||||
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| 5 | robbery and assault |
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| 5 | theft with violence or threat of violence |
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| 4 | theft and pillaging |
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| 4 | theft and robbery |
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| 4 | theft and extortion |
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9 mins confidence: 
theft and pillaging Explanation: I have always heard theft and pillaging and there are numerous examples from Google. CAMBODIA HOSTS MEETING TO COMBAT THEFT, LOOTING AND ... ... first global legal instrument for the protection of cultural heritage from theft and pillaging. It is complemented by the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen or ... www.unesco.org/opi/eng/unescopress/2001/01-29e.shtml - 11k - Cached - Similar pages 30th ANNIVERSARY OF UNESCO CONVENTION ON THE MEANS OF ... ... first global legal instrument for the protection of cultural heritage from theft and pillaging - will be celebrated on November 15 at Organization Headquarters ... www.unesco.org/opi/eng/unescopress/2000/00-116e.shtml - 14k - Cached - Similar pages Reference: http://www.google.com |
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1 hr confidence:
robbery and assault Explanation: (with violence) Es lo que llega más cerca. Exp. |
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3 hrs confidence:
theft with violence or threat of violence Explanation: The Spanish definition given by insurance companies may be found at the ff. website: www.agenteallianz.com/glosario/glosario_resultado/1,1896,H,... The English equivalent is at: www.newham.gov.uk/Crimeaudit/robbery.htm or at: Reference: http://www.met-insurance.com/met/Details.cfm?EmpID=15 Reference: http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/YourCouncil/communitysafety/audit.pdf |
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8 hrs confidence:
theft and robbery Explanation: First of all, according to the dictionay Vox "hurtar" is "robar a escondidas sin intimidación ni violencia" and "theft" is "dishonest appropriation of another's property with intent to deprive him/her of it permanently" (New Shorter Oxford), confirmed by the Oxford dic. of law "theft involving the use of force may amount to robbery" robar, according to Vox "tomar para si con violencia o hurtar de cualquier modo que sea" expoliar "despojar con violencia o con iniquidad" It would therefore appear that both terms in Spanish involve violence: robbery (Oxford dic. of law) "the offence of using force against any person, or putting them in fear of being subjected to force, in order to commit a theft" pillage "the action of plundering or sacking a city, building, etc., especially in war" plunder is broader "rob of goods or valuables forcibly, esp. as in war / take (goods or valuables) by violent, questionable or dishonest means" Last two example from New Shorter Oxford. However, although I've found robbery and plundering (but not + insurance), which would fit the dictionary definitions, "theft and robbery"+insurance is a lot more common (1,050 hits in Google) and covers the with and without violence idea. |
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19 hrs confidence:
theft and extortion Explanation: According to Cabanellas & Hoague, expoliación is extortion |
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