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mug·ging

 (mŭg′ĭng)
n.
An assault upon a person especially with the intent to rob.
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mugging

(ˈmʌɡɪŋ)
n
an act of robbery with violence, esp in the street
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.mugging - assault with intent to robmugging - assault with intent to rob    
assault - a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
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Translations
loupežné přepadení
overfald
pahoinpitelyryöstöväkivaltainen
napad s pljačkom
強奪
강도 행위
rånöverfall
การทำร้ายเพื่อปล้นทรัพย์
hành động cướp

mugging

[ˈmʌgɪŋ] N → atraco m (callejero)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

mugging

[ˈmʌgɪŋ] n → agression f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

mugging

n → Straßenraub m no pl; a lot of muggings → viele Überfälle auf offener Straße
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

mugging

[ˈmʌgɪŋ] n → aggressione f (a scopo di rapina)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

mugging

→ هُجُومٌ لِلْسَرِقَةِ loupežné přepadení overfald Raubüberfall ληστεία atraco pahoinpitely agression napad s pljačkom aggressione 強奪 강도 행위 straatroof ran napad uliczny assalto ограбление rånöverfall การทำร้ายเพื่อปล้นทรัพย์ kapkaççılık hành động cướp 抢劫
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