dacoity

American  

[duh-koi-tee] / dəˈkɔɪ ti /

Or dakoity

noun

plural

dacoities

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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Etymology

Origin of dacoity

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.

From Forbes

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

From New York Times

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

From Project Gutenberg

Of the Burmese, however, the greater part are serving sentences of ten years, for engaging too recklessly in the national pastime of dacoity, and many of them are employed in the jungle and as boatmen.

From Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg