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The word
"hold-up"
refers to a delay or interruption in something that was supposed to happen, or it can also mean a robbery or theft, where someone is held up by force and their belongings taken.
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thief
robber
bank
burglar
crime
robbery
burglary
theft
heist
criminal
mugger
stealing
looting
law
police
pillage
attack
break-in
assault
gun
bandit
robbing
breaking
offense
can
plunder
hack
mugged
gang
felony
hostage
gangsters
thug
looters
alarm
court
jar
shoplifting
outlaw
larceny
entering
perp
offence
cops
raid
pistol
mobsters
shoplifters
arrest
prowler
intruder
thieving
breach
offender
crook
gunman
thievery
militia
marauder
gangbanger
tin
getaway
raiders
stick-up
scene
banker
cracking
security
legislation
safe
store
bangers
stickup
extortion
perpetrator
rule
trial
guards
bottles
culprit
hoodlum
misdeed
statute
brigands
tribunal
delinquents
malfeasance
judge
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