highway robbery

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• In olden times, highway robbery was a common danger for travelers.
• Charging $10 for a small bottle of water at the event was pure highway robbery.
• Historically, tales of highway robbery often featured masked bandits and coaches.
• Many people consider the exorbitant parking fees in the city center to be nothing short of highway robbery.
• The old laws against highway robbery were very strict, often carrying a death penalty.
• To pay such a high price for a basic service feels like an act of highway robbery.
• The legend of the masked rider who engaged in highway robbery is still told today.
• Customers complained that the unexpected service charge added to their bill was absolute highway robbery.
• He felt it was highway robbery to spend so much on a simple software upgrade.
• During the medieval period, travelers frequently feared encountering highway robbery.