dacoity

noun

da·​coity

dəˈkȯi-tē

plural -es

: robbery by dacoits

—now used in the Indian penal code of robbery by an armed gang of not less than five men

Word History

Etymology

Hindi ḍkaitī, from ḍakait dacoit

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