Robbery - Criminal Code of Canada
Robbery is the criminal offence of of seizing or taking of property through violene or intimidation.
More precisely, in criminal law, robbery was defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the person of that property, by means of force or fear. Or Robbery may be defined as theft with violence. Robbery is also when there is forced intimidation placed upon the victim/victims.
The difference between robbery from simple theft is the degree of force required and when the force is applied. For example, in a purse snatch the thief takes a purse off his victim shoulder. The victim might not have noticed. The question as to whether this is an example of robbery or theft is not clear. What if, in pulling the purse the victim is pulled to the ground, but still does not have time to offer resistance? Or if the purse strap is cut by the thief with a knife? The answers to these questions will vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
Armed Criminal Robbery involves the use of a weapon.
Aggravated Criminal Robbery
Involves the use of a deadly weapon or something that appears to be a deadly weapon.
Informally, robbery may be used to denote other kinds of theft that are not robbery, such as burglary. People returning home and finding their possessions stolen may well exclaim, "We've been robbed!", though actually they've been burgled.