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Noun: highway robbery
  1. An exorbitant price
    "what they are asking for gas these days is highway robbery"
     
  2. Robbery of travellers on or near a public road

Derived forms: highway robberies

Type of: damage, price, robbery, terms

Encyclopedia: Highway robbery

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