attaque à main armée

Definitions of attaque à main armée
  1. noun
    trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent
    synonyms: cambriolage, violation
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    type of:
    cambriolage
    entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property
  2. noun
    robbery at gunpoint
    synonyms: attaque de banque à main armée, attrape-nigaud, cambriolage, fric-frac, pillage, vol
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    type of:
    braquage, vol
    larceny by threat of violence
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