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dacoity

or 岹·Ǿ·

[ duh-koi-tee ]

noun

plural dacoities.
  1. in India and Myanmar (Burma), a gang robbery: robbery by dacoits.


dacoity

/ əˈɔɪɪ /

noun

  1. (in India and Myanmar) robbery by an armed gang
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of dacoity1

First recorded in 1810–20; from Hindi ḍa첹ī, derivative of ḍa첹 dacoit
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Example Sentences

Of the 10 winners with cases related to robbery and dacoity, seven are from the BJP.

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The state has been long dogged by problems with gangs and dacoity in its rural villages, issues that have been recently dramatized in popular Hindi films like "Ishaqzaade."

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By law, to constitute dacoity, there must be five or more in the gang committing the crime.

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“This bill is a dacoity” — banditry — “on the rights of states,” he declared.

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Moreover, could the authorities responsible for the peace of the border allow so flagrant an act of dacoity to pass without retaliative measures?

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