Which description best matches the crime of robbery?

• A. Theft
• B. Burglary
• C. Forcible taking of property by fear
• D. Fraud

Answer: (C)

Robbery centers on taking property from a person or their immediate presence by using force, violence, or intimidation. That confrontation and the use of fear to obtain property is what sets robbery apart from other crimes. The description that best matches robbery is forcible taking of property by fear, because it explicitly includes both the act of taking and the element of fear or threat directed at the victim.

The other crimes differ in focus: theft is taking property without the victim’s consent but without force or intimidation against a person; burglary involves entering a building to commit a crime (often theft) without necessarily confronting the owner or using force during the act; fraud involves deceiving someone to obtain property rather than taking it directly through force or fear.