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rob·bery [ˈrɒbəri, Am ˈrɑ:bɚi] N

1. robbery no pl (action):

robbery
Raubüberfall m <-(e)s, -fälle>
robbery with violence Brit, Aus LAW, armed robbery Am
bewaffneter Raubüberfall

2. robbery (theft):

robbery
Raub m <-(e)s, -e>
robbery
Raubüberfall m <-(e)s, -fälle>
bank robbery
Bankraub m <-(e)s, -e>
armed robbery
bewaffneter Raubüberfall
to commit a robbery
einen Raubüberfall verüben

3. robbery inf (overcharging):

daylight [or Am highway]robbery
Nepp m <-s> FRG, A pej inf
daylight [or Am highway]robbery
Halsabschneiderei f pej inf

ˈbank rob·bery N

bank robbery
Bankraub m <-(e)s, -e>
bank robbery
Banküberfall m <-(e)s, -fälle>

day·light ˈrob·bery N no pl Brit, Aus

daylight robbery
Nepp m <-s> pej inf
daylight robbery
Wucher m <-s> pej

high·way ˈrob·bery N

1. highway robbery hist:

highway robbery
Straßenraub m <-(e)s> kein pl

2. highway robbery no pl (over-pricing):

to be highway robbery
Schröpferei [o. der reinste Nepp] sein inf