highway robbery
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highway robbery
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Compare Old English weġrēaf (“highway robbery”, literally “road-theft”).
noun highway robberies · highway-robbery
- The act of robbing a traveler on a public road.
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Excessive or exorbitant prices.
They think they can charge $400 for a shirt? That's highway robbery.
Similar: daylight robbery, price gouging
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noun act of robbing on a public road
| 한국어 | 노상강도 nosanggangdo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 攔路搶劫 /拦路抢劫 lánlù qiǎngjié, 路劫 lùjié, 劫道 jiédào |
| Français | vol de grand chemin |
| Deutsch | Straßenraub, Wegelagerei, Straßenräuberei |
| Română | tâlhărie la drumul mare, hoție la drumul mare |
| Русский | грабёж среди́ бела́ дня grabjóž sredí belá dnja |
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title = {highway robbery},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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