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highway robberynoun [mass noun] US or historical1Robbery committed on a public road: he was found guilty of highway robbery and sentenced to transportation [count noun]: Turpin was infamous for highway robberies throughout the 1730s...- He had himself been sentenced to death for highway robbery, making Turpin's death at his hands especially ironic.
- She was convicted and transported for life in 1808 for highway robbery.
- Acquitted by the Supreme Court, he was re-arrested a short time later and sentenced to six months for highway robbery.
1.1 informal Blatant and unfair overcharging: paying nine bucks for 200g of dried mango is highway robbery...- Some analysts say the charges for oil provision amount to highway robbery.
- He urged councillors to rethink the charges, saying they were nothing more than highway robbery.
- He concludes with 12 specific recommendations on how to stop the highway robbery of taxpayer's money.
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