Sự ăn cướp, vụ ăn cướp; sự ăn trộm, vụ ăn trộm

a highway robbery

một vụ cướp đường

Sự bán giá cắt cổ

dayligh robbery

sự ăn cướp giữa ban ngày, sự bóc lột trắng trợn

N.

Robbing, theft, thievery, thieving, burglary, burgling,pilfering, pilferage, stealing, plundering, plunder, looting,sack, sacking, ransacking, depredation, pillage, pillaging,hijacking, hijack, larceny, breaking and entering, Colloqpinching, hold-up, holding up, mugging, Slang rip-off,ripping-off, Chiefly US stick-up, sticking-up, Brit nicking, USheist: The robbery of the paintings took place in broaddaylight. The robbery of the shop was aided by a formeremployee. The robbery of elderly persons is on the increase.

N.

(pl. -ies) 1 a the act or process of robbing, esp. withforce or threat of force. b an instance of this.

Excessivefinancial demand or cost (set us back œ20 - it was sheerrobbery). [ME f. OF roberie (as ROB)]