dacoity

da·coit·y

(də-koi′tē)

Robbery by a band or gang of dacoits.

[Hindi ḍakaitī, from ḍakait, dacoit.]

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dacoity

dakoity

n, pl -coities

(Law) (in India and Myanmar) a robbery by an armed gang

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da•coit•y

(dəˈkɔɪ ti)

n., pl. -coit•ies.

robbery carried out by dacoits.

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

dacoity

murder and robbery committed by dacoits, a class of criminals in India and Burma.

See also: Theft

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dacoity - robbery by a gang of armed dacoits

dakoity

robbery - larceny by threat of violence

Burma, Myanmar, Union of Burma - a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal; "much opium is grown in Myanmar"

Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

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'He came here open-minded to commit a dacoity [a house- robbery with violence].

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