This is a robbery ! - Pulp fiction - A2

Robbery is to steal something from someone by force, threat or by putting the victim in fear.

If a robbery involves the use of a weapon, it becomes an armed robbery or "holdup".

Perpetrators of robberies are called robbers

The opening scene of the famous Quentin Tarantino's movie "Pulp Fiction" is a good example of an armed robbery.

Pumpkin: [Standing up with a gun] Everybody be cool, this is a robbery!
Honney Bunny: Any of you fucking pricks move, and I'll execute every motherfucking last one of ya

Useful vocabulary:

threat: the act of showing an intention to do harm

prick: offensive and informal word for penis