dacoity

noun

noun

UK /dəˈkɔɪti/

Etymology From dacoit + -y.

India, Myanmar, Pakistan Violent robbery carried out by a dacoit or a gang of dacoits.

'He came here open-minded to commit a dacoity. Yes, to cut, rob, kill, and carry off what he desired.'1901, Rudyard Kipling, chapter 15, in Kim:
[…] he had a most interesting anecdote to tell her […] about a dacoity that had happened in Sagaing in 1913.1934, George Orwell, chapter 18, in Burmese Days:

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