dacoity
Americannoun
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dacoities
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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
Between 1837 and 1849 the suppression of the regular practice of armed dacoity was practically achieved by Colonel Sleeman.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell
He fought hard with the secret terror of dacoity.
From A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III by Justin McCarthy
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
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
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