highway-robbery

A form of highway robbery — The act of robbing a traveler on a public road.

Meanings

nounhighway-robbery (countable and uncountable, plural highway-robberies)

plural highway-robberies

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of highway robbery.
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