dacoity

or da·koit·y

[ duh-koi-tee ]
/ dəˈkɔɪ ti /

noun, plural da·coit·ies.

(in India and Burma) gang robbery; robbery by dacoits.

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Origin of dacoity

1810–20; < Hindi ḍakaitī, derivative of ḍakait dacoit

Words nearby dacoity

dack, dacker, dacko, dacks, dacoit, dacoity, dacosta's syndrome, dacquoise, dacron, dacryagogue, dacryo-
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British Dictionary definitions for dacoity

dacoity
/ (dəˈkɔɪtɪ) /

noun plural -coities

(in India and Myanmar) robbery by an armed gang
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