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HIGHWAY ROBBERY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Robbery of travellers on or near a public road
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("highway robbery" is a kind of...):
robbery (larceny by threat of violence)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An exorbitant price
Example:
what they are asking for gas these days is highway robbery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("highway robbery" is a kind of...):
damage; price; terms (the amount of money needed to purchase something)
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