dacoity

American  

[duh-koi-tee] / dəˈkɔɪ ti /

Or dakoity

noun

• dacoities
  plural

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

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dacoity British  

/ dəˈkɔɪtɪ /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• dacoities
  plural

Etymology

Origin of dacoity

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

Example Sentences

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dacoity dacoities

Mosley has, among other things, assembled a wonderful collection of anecdotes about Allen and the international dacoity that he practiced.

From Time Magazine Archive

These alternative punishments were prescribed for the heinous crimes of highway robbery, dacoity, and theft by house-breaking.

From A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885 by Cherágh Ali

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

From The Heath Hover Mystery by Bertram Mitford

Oh, dacoity, though quiescent, is by no means extinct.

From The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer

In those days, it was the law that the victims of robbery or dacoity should be reimbursed by the owner of the lands on which the affair had taken place.

From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Rudyard Kipling

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