daylight robbery
(chiefly, sports, uncountable) Conduct which unfairly deprives an opponent of an advantage or a win; (countable, rare) an instance of this.
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(chiefly, sports, uncountable) Conduct which unfairly deprives an opponent of an advantage or a win; (countable, rare) an instance of this.
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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(uncountable) The practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; (countable, rare) an instance of this.
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.
“I would totally go to a World Cup game for the sheer novelty of it but the ticket prices are sheer daylight robbery. How much of an Ivorian diaspora is there in the Philly area that has the ability to pay over $1,000 to see their team play?”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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