dacoity

[ duh-koi-tee ]

/ dəˈkɔɪ ti /

(in India and Burma) gang robbery; robbery by dacoits.

Origin of dacoity

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

Nothing very exciting ever really happens; it's usually humdrum thievery and dacoity.

Caravans By Night |Harry Hervey
One night, when on tour in a country boat, he was aroused by the report of a dacoity close by.

A Civil Servant in Burma |Herbert Thirkel White
I reminded him he was committed to stand his trial for dacoity, that was why I wanted him.

The Soul of a People |H. Fielding
Another example of dacoity in Upper Burma may be taken from the Myingyan district.

The Pacification of Burma |Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite

When his band melted away, and dacoity became too hazardous a sport, he simply disappeared.

A Civil Servant in Burma |Herbert Thirkel White

dacoity

/ (dəˈkɔɪtɪ) /

(in India and Myanmar) robbery by an armed gang