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

Since the war with the Feringhees ended, there are many disbanded soldiers who have taken to dacoity, and it is always better to travel with a strong band.

From The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

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

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 S. B. Banerjea

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 In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" by C. Boden Kloss

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