daylight robbery

Definitions

1. The practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; (countable, rare) an instance of this.
   British, idiomatic, informal, uncountable
2. Conduct which unfairly deprives an opponent of an advantage or a win; (countable, rare) an instance of this.
   British, idiomatic, informal, uncountable
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see daylight, robbery.
   British, countable, idiomatic, informal, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“A daylight robbery of a store carries with it a risk⟳ that the store clerk will be present⟳ and a confrontation will ensue, so grounds to fear a daylight robbery give⟳ rise⟳ to a reasonable inference that the defendant is armed and dangerous.”

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