No. 7,244 in Dutch
beroving
Robbery or deprivation.
In a sentence
De beroving gebeurde laat in de avond.
The robbery happened late in the evening.
Here, 'beroving' is used to mean 'robbery,' referring to a situation where someone is being robbed.
Na de beroving hebben we onmiddellijk de politie gebeld.
After the robbery, we immediately called the police.
In this context, 'beroving' is again used to mean 'robbery,' describing the event.
Zijn beroving van haar rechten werd als onrechtvaardig beschouwd.
His deprivation of her rights was considered unjust.
In this sentence, 'beroving' is used more abstractly to denote the act of depriving someone of something.
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