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hijacking collapse: stopping and stealing or stealing from a vehicle in transit; "hijacking gangs go after truckloads of cigarettes"

highway robbery collapse: robbery of travellers on or near a public road; an exorbitant price; "what they are asking for gas these days is highway robbery"

heist collapse: the act of stealing

rip off collapse

banditry collapse: the practice of plundering in gangs

hijack collapse: seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination; seize control of; "they hijacked the judicial process"

extortion collapse: the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence); unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority); "the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty"; an exorbitant charge

knock over collapse

mugging collapse: assault with intent to rob

rob collapse: take something away by force or without the consent of the owner; "The burglars robbed him of all his money"

robbery collapse: larceny by threat of violence

holdup collapse

decimate collapse: kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies

stick up collapse

massacre collapse: kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"

remand collapse: the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)

burglary collapse: entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property

transgress collapse: pass beyond (limits or boundaries); act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"; spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline; "The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island"

bereavement collapse

divestment collapse

theft collapse

forfeiture collapse

sleep with collapse

womanize collapse

slaughter collapse: the killing of animals (as for food); the savage and excessive killing of many people

rely collapse

obligate collapse: restricted to a particular condition of life; "an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of OXYGen"; commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money"

dispossession collapse

wreak collapse

perpetrate collapse: perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"

taking away collapse

memorize collapse: commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"

dedicate collapse: set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church; inscribe or address by way of compliment; "She dedicated her book to her parents"; open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building; "The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes"

devolve collapse: grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"; pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"

consign collapse: give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"; commit forever; commit irrevocably; send to an address

loan sharking collapse

commit collapse: cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"

fornicate collapse: have sex without being married

bumble collapse: speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"

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