daylight robbery
nounEtymology
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.
Definitions
The practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service
The practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; (countable, rare) an instance of this.
Conduct which unfairly deprives an opponent of an advantage or a win
Conduct which unfairly deprives an opponent of an advantage or a win; (countable, rare) an instance of this.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically
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.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA