Translations for „highway robbery“ in the English » Arabic Dictionary

highway robbery

highway robbery

قَطْعُ الطّرُق

commit or engage in highway robbery VB

commit or engage in highway robbery

قَطَعَ الطّرِيقَ أو الطّرُقَ

Usage examples with highway robbery

commit or engage in highway robbery

قَطَعَ الطّرِيقَ أو الطّرُقَ

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Thieves turn to highway robbery and attacking small villages and towns far away from the royal capital where they won't be detected.

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You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time, but... this is highway robbery!

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A similar crime, for example, would be highway robbery, as it puts fear in people going out or losing their property through violence.

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In the 21st century, though, highway robbery of travellers has reached a peak of sophistication.

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Confiscating the tips earned by wait staff amounts to highway robbery of employees by management.

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The temp payments are highway robbery, they fully intend to steal your home.

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He also committed a highway robbery.

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Armoured cars are also routinely used by security firms to carry money or valuables to reduce the risk of highway robbery or the hijacking of the cargo.

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It's highway robbery, but until laws caught up with the scam, there was nothing that investors could do about it.

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As bad fortune continues to dog him, he turns to highway robbery to settle his debts.

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