dacoity

Or da·koit·y

[duh-koi-tee]

noun

plural

dacoities 

1. in India and Myanmar (Burma), a gang robbery: robbery by dacoits.

dacoity

/ dəˈkɔɪtɪ /

noun

1. (in India and Myanmar) robbery by an armed gang

Word History and Origins

Origin of dacoity¹

First recorded in 1810–20; from Hindi ḍakaitī, derivative of ḍakait dacoit

Example Sentences

Of the 10 winners with cases related to robbery and dacoity, seven are from the BJP.

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The state has been long dogged by problems with gangs and dacoity in its rural villages, issues that have been recently dramatized in popular Hindi films like "Ishaqzaade."

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By law, to constitute dacoity, there must be five or more in the gang committing the crime.

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“This bill is a dacoity” — banditry — “on the rights of states,” he declared.

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Moreover, could the authorities responsible for the peace of the border allow so flagrant an act of dacoity to pass without retaliative measures?

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