Holdup vs. Robbery: What's the Difference?

An interruption or a delay

The act or an instance of unlawfully taking the property of another by the use of violence or intimidation.

An armed robbery.

The act or practice of robbing.

Alternative spelling of hold-up

(legal) The offense of taking or attempting to take the property of another by force or threat of force.

A robbery, usually at gunpoint.

The act or practice of robbing; theft.

A delay.

Larceny by threat of violence

Highway robbery{2}.

Plundering during riots or in wartime

Robbery at gunpoint

The act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time