mugging

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mug‧ging/ˈmʌɡɪŋ/ noun [UNCOUNTABLE AND COUNTABLE]
an attack on someone in which they are robbed in a public place:
　 ▪ Crime is on the increase, especially mugging and burglary.
　 ▪ Dudley was the victim of a violent mugging.

noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Police are investigating a spate of muggings that took place on the campus last week.
▪ Preston was a victim of a mugging three months ago.
▪ Robberies and muggings are common in the area.
▪ There have been a number of muggings outside downtown hotels recently.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ At this stage, he said, it seems more likely that an attempted mugging went badly wrong.
▪ Even if you escape mugging or harassment, you will not escape the depression induced by your environment.
▪ I would have thought it is very dangerous to get football hooliganism mixed up with mugging.
▪ Let me start with the case which you mention first, the growth of mugging.
▪ The usual run of mugging, housebreaking and shoplifting.