dacoity
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of dacoity
First recorded in 1810–20; from Hindi ḍakaitī, derivative of ḍakait dacoit
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Mosley has, among other things, assembled a wonderful collection of anecdotes about Allen and the international dacoity that he practiced.
From Time Magazine Archive
He fought hard with the secret terror of dacoity.
From A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III by McCarthy, Justin
Imam Din has caught the men who did the dacoity, and there are also others at Peshawur under suspicion.
From The Day's Work - Part 01 by Kipling, Rudyard
They had no difficulty in proving that they were attending a wedding ceremony five miles away on the night of the alleged dacoity.
From Tales of Bengal by Banerjea, S. B.
If a Sipāhi was killed in a dacoity his wife was entitled to a sum of Rs.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
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 Kipling, Rudyard
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 Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
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