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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Highway robbery

/hīw'-āˌ räb'-ẽr-ē/ · High·way· rob·ber·y · IPA
01 n. Robbery committed on the public roads.
  1. 1.
    Robbery committed on the public roads.
  2. 2.
    An excessively high price or fee; -- used especially in situations where the buyer has little or no choice but to buy the item offered.