Which statement best describes robbery?

• A. Property stolen from a building
• B. Theft
• C. Kidnapping
• D. Property taken from victim's immediate presence with force or fear

Answer: (D)

Robbery is taking someone’s property directly from the victim or in the victim’s immediate surroundings by using force, intimidation, or threats to overcome resistance. That combination—taking property from the victim’s presence and employing force or fear—is what makes this description the best fit for robbery. The other statements miss key elements: taking property from a building points to burglary or theft in a building, not necessarily with force on the person present; theft by itself doesn’t require force or the victim’s presence; and kidnapping involves taking a person, not property. So the defining idea is property taken from the victim’s immediate presence with force or fear.