loot raskolnikov

language: en

definitions

  1. A literary or cultural allusion to the act of stealing valuables or money immediately after committing a violent crime, specifically referencing Rodion Raskolnikov from Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel Crime and Punishment, who murders a pawnbroker and hastily takes her purse and belongings.
    en: A literary or cultural allusion to the act of stealing valuables or money immediately after committing a violent crime, specifically referencing Rodion Raskolnikov from Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel Crime and Punishment, who murders a pawnbroker and hastily takes her purse and belongings.

examples

  1. The detective noted that the suspect's frantic grab for the victim's jewelry was a textbook loot Raskolnikov scenario.

    The detective noted that the suspect's frantic grab for the victim's jewelry was a textbook loot Raskolnikov scenario.