dacoity
noun
in India and Myanmar (Burma), a gang robbery: robbery by dacoits.
dacoities
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pluralof dacoity.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In 1825 it had been estimated that the Oudh forests alone contained from 4000 to 6000 dacoits, while the property stolen in 1811 from known dacoities was valued at ten lakhs of rupees.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell
Now it is the order that the Havildar of the Thana should send a straight report of all dacoities to the Dipty Sahib.
From Soldiers Three by Rudyard Kipling
