Dictionary

daylight robbery en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌdeɪlaɪt ˈɹɒb(ə)ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌdeɪˌlaɪt ˈɹɑb(ə)ɹi/ (General-American)
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Etymology

From daylight + robbery, originally used literally to refer to robbery occurring in the daytime rather than at night, which was thought to be more audacious or risky.

Meanings

1. (UK, idiomatic, informal, uncountable) The practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; (countable, rare) an instance of this.
2. (UK, idiomatic, informal, uncountable) Conduct which unfairly deprives an opponent of an advantage or a win; (countable, rare) an instance of this.
3. (UK, countable, idiomatic, informal, uncountable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see daylight, robbery.
   • 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. 2006, Sarah N. Welling, “Stop and Frisk”, in Paul Finkelman, editor, Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties, volume 3, Routledge, published 2013, →ISBN, page 1570, column 1:

Forms

Synonyms

price gouging · highway robbery

Translations (31)

hu nyílt színi rablás (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · fr vol manifeste (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · ru зала́мывание цены́ (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · de Beutelschneiderei (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · mk грабеж сред бел ден (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · zza talanê roci (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · de Wegelagerei (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · cy codi crocbris (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · es atraco a mano armada (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · uk грабі́ж се́ред бі́лого дня (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · cy lladrad noeth (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · fr coup de bambou (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · fi kiskonta (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · de Halsabschneiderei (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · pt facada (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · ro cămătărie (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · ta பகற்கொள்ளை (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · es atraco a plena luz del día (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · pl rozbój w biały dzień (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · ru грабёж среди́ бела́ дня (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · fr arnaque (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · bg пладнешки обир (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · ko 노상강도 (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · fr coup de fusil (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · is rán um hábjartan dag (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · ga gadaíocht gan náire (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · he שֹׁד לְאוֹר הַיּוֹם (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · pt roubo (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · mnw ဒပၠံၚ်ကေတ်အခိၚ်လျးတ္ၚဲ (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · fi kiskurihinta (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this) · nl je reinste diefstal (practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this)