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"sense": "The act of robbing on a public road",
"word": "公路拦路抢劫"
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"sense": "The act of robbing on a public road",
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"sense": "The act of robbing on a public road",
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"sense": "The act of robbing on a public road",
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"sense": "The act of robbing on a public road",
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"sense": "The act of robbing on a public road",
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"sense": "The act of robbing on a public road",
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"word": "tâlhărie la drumul mare"
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"sense": "The act of robbing on a public road",
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"word": "hoție la drumul mare"
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"roman": "grabjóž sredí belá dnja",
"sense": "The act of robbing on a public road",
"word": "грабёж среди́ бела́ дня"
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