highway robbery

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highway robbery

1. Robbery usually of travelers on or near a public road.

2. Informal The exaction of an exorbitantly high price or fee.

highway robber n.

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Noun	1.	highway robbery - an exorbitant price; "what they are asking for gas these days is highway robbery" price, terms, damage - the amount of money needed to purchase something; "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?"
	2.	highway robbery - robbery of travellers on or near a public road robbery - larceny by threat of violence

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such things have happened in our business before--a present besides for putting him out to a farmer, or sending him to sea, so that he might never turn up to disgrace his parents, supposing him to be a natural boy, as many of our boys are --damme, if that villain of a Nickleby don't collar him in open day, and commit as good as highway robbery upon my pocket.

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