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PRONUNCIATION OF DAYLIGHT ROBBERY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DAYLIGHT ROBBERY

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conjunction
determiner
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Daylight robbery is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DAYLIGHT ROBBERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

daylight robbery

Window tax

The window tax was a property tax based on the number of windows in a house. It was a significant social, cultural, and architectural force in England, France and Scotland during the 18th and 19th centuries. To avoid the tax some houses from the period can be seen to have bricked-up window-spaces, as a result of the tax. In England and Wales it was introduced in 1696 and was repealed in 1851, 156 years after first being introduced. France and Scotland both had window taxes as well for similar reasons.

Definition of daylight robbery in the English dictionary

The definition of daylight robbery in the dictionary is blatant overcharging.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DAYLIGHT ROBBERY

daydreaming
daydreamlike
daydreamy
dayflies
dayflower
dayfly
daygirl
dayglow
daylight
daylight hours
daylight lamp
daylight saving time
daylight time
daylight-saving time
daylights
daylong
daymare
daymark
daynt
days

WORDS THAT END LIKE DAYLIGHT ROBBERY

aggravated robbery
armed robbery
bank robbery
bibbery
blubbery
bobbery
bribery
cobwebbery
fibbery
glibbery
highway robbery
inverted snobbery
jobbery
robbery
rubbery
shrubbery
slabbery
slobbery
snobbery
stockjobbery
yobbery

Synonyms and antonyms of daylight robbery in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «daylight robbery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DAYLIGHT ROBBERY

Find out the translation of daylight robbery to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of daylight robbery from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «daylight robbery» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

白天抢劫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

robo de luz
570 millions of speakers

English

daylight robbery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दिन के उजाले डकैती
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سرقة في وضح النهار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

грабеж дневного света
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

daylight Robbery
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দিনে দুপুরে ডাকাতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hold-up
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rompakan siang hari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Halsabschneiderei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

昼間の強盗
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일광 강도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rampokan awan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ánh sáng ban ngày cướp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பகல் கொள்ளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डेलाइट डकैती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gündüz hırsızlığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

daylight robbery
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozbój w biały dzień
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

грабіж денного світла
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jaf lumina zilei
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ληστεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

daglig roof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dagsljus rån
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dagslys ran
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of daylight robbery

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DAYLIGHT ROBBERY»

The term «daylight robbery» is regularly used and occupies the 69.803 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DAYLIGHT ROBBERY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about daylight robbery

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAYLIGHT ROBBERY»

Discover the use of daylight robbery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to daylight robbery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Daylight Robbery: A Story of Bankers, Shysters & Others who ...
In 2001, Ian Wishart's book on the state asset sales of the 80s and 90s, and the collapse of the BNZ Bank, rocketed into the bestseller lists nationwide.
Ian Wishart, 2011
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Daylight Robbery
Introducing the final stage of Duck Green School stories to complete the KS1 guided reading series. Daylight Robbery: There's a thief in Duck Green School. Someone has stolen Poppy's ribbons, Buzz's hairband and Mrs Best's scarf.
Elspeth Graham, 2001
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An Ethan Davenport Thriller: Daylight Robbery
An Ethan Davenport Thriller: Daylight Robbery is a violent and powerful roller coaster ride through the depths of Manchester's criminal underworld with the streetwise Detective Inspector Ethan Davenport hot on the trail of a violent gang of ...
Dylan Retford, 2013
4
Daylight Robbery - the Nightmare of Losing Your Home: The ...
The book is for a real estate investor who invests in high risk places for higher returns.
Charles Nsibande, 2012
5
Emergency Excesses: A Daylight Robbery of Human Rights and ...
Author's reminiscences during the emergency period in India.
Janak Raj Jai, 1996
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Texas Bankers Record
Of this number there is one yegg case or night burglary, one daylight robbery case, three cases reported where officers of the banks or tellers had defaulted, forty-four cases where banks have lost money on forgery and swindling cases, ...
7
The Institution Quarterly
Throughout the length and breadth of the United States newspapers heralded the details of that daylight robbery, thereby revealing the ease with which banks can be robbed in daylight. Youthful bandits took the cue with the result that one ...
8
The Tri-State Gang in Richmond: Murder and Robbery in the ...
The book explores the impact of professional gangsters in Richmond in the wake of a daylight robbery and brutal murder on a Richmond street in 1934.
Selden Richardson, 2012
9
State of the World's Oceans
... 6.1.5) together with the establishment of regulatory and control measures for the high seas (see Section 6.3). This would include the establishment of a 186 6 Equity 6.1.3 Pirates Plundering the Pacific 6.1.4 Daylight Robbery in the High Seas.
Michelle Allsopp, Paul Johnston, David Santillo, 2008
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Witch Baby and Me At School
It took her over an hour and a half walking in the rain to reach the bank, and now, in the warmth, her goggles have steamed up so much it's like trying to see underwater. As the Nose inches closer to the counter, she is Twelve: Daylight robbery.
Debi Gliori, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAYLIGHT ROBBERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term daylight robbery is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lagos Robbery: 24-yr-old hacked to death in daylight cult war
A 24-year-old man, Fatai Suleiman, has been killed by suspected cultists in a daring daylight robbery at Iya Agan Street, Off Old Apapa Road, ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»
2
Zhakata's name used to sell pirated album
A bitter Mwanyali yesterday described the act as daylight robbery. He said: “It is so sad that people still find it worth to continue piracy and at this ... «NewsDay, Jul 15»
3
In Mara whodunit, hard to tell fact from fiction
Swipenter: This is legalised daylight robbery. There is nothing the law can do about it. Within a few months, one can make 40 percent profit. «Malaysiakini, Jul 15»
4
Highlanders spoil Hurricanes' party
The Highlanders have produced heist after heist all season but unleashed Super Rugby's version of daylight robbery against the Hurricanes to ... «Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News, Jul 15»
5
Baahubali team fears piracy
... are far from normal, CPI city secretary Sudhakar said government should intervene immediately and put a full stop to this daylight robbery. «The Hans India, Jul 15»
6
Lindley woman threatened during broad-daylight robbery at her home
A gang of men terrified a woman when they forced their way into her Huddersfield home. The thugs struck in broad daylight in a busy street in ... «Huddersfield Examiner, Jul 15»
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Cameron's EVEL plans are a dog's breakfast
It is daylight robbery where nobody ends up with the loot. However, this farce is not so much Reservoir Dogs as a breakfast of dogs. I did it then ... «The Courier, Jul 15»
8
Super Rugby: Highlanders upset Hurricanes for first title
The Highlanders have produced heist after heist all season but unleashed Super Rugby's version of daylight robbery against the Hurricanes to ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
9
Man stabbed at Montreal after hours party
Montreal police are investigating after a brazen daylight robbery in Kirkland. July 12, 2014 By Annabelle Olivier Web producer Global News. «Globalnews.ca, Jul 15»
10
Highlanders claim maiden Super Rugby title (01:30)
Highlanders unleash Super Rugby's version of daylight robbery against the Hurricanes. 04/07/15. Wallabies question marks (Video Thumbnail). «The Age, Jul 15»

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