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smash and grab

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Noun

  1. A robbery where a window of a shop or other premises is smashed and items are grabbed as quickly as possible.
  2. An act of theft, appropriation, or other form of gaining advantage at another's expense that is done quickly and audaciously.
  3. Alternative form of smash and grab.

Verb

  1. To perform a smash and grab.

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