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    dacoity
    /dəˈkɔɪti/

    noun

    • 1. (in India or Burma (Myanmar)) an act of violent robbery committed by an armed gang: "an increase in the number of dacoities in buses"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dacoityDacoity Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DACOITY is robbery by dacoits —now used in the Indian penal code of robbery by an armed gang of not less than five men.

  3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdacoity noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    dacoity. noun. /dəˈkɔɪti/. /dəˈkɔɪti/. [countable, uncountable] (plural dacoities) (Indian English) the crime of stealing money or goods from a company or person, especially one that is committed by an armed gang. There have been several dacoities on moving trains.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › dacoityDACOITY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Dacoity definition: in India and Myanmar (Burma), a gang robbery. See examples of DACOITY used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDACOITY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    (in India and Myanmar) a robbery by an armed gang.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dacoityDacoity - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Jun 22, 2024 · noun. robbery by a gang of armed dacoits. synonyms: dakoity. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Dacoity." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/dacoity. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family. dacoity dacoities. the "dacoity" family.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › dacoityDacoity - definition of dacoity by The Free Dictionary

    Define dacoity. dacoity synonyms, dacoity pronunciation, dacoity translation, English dictionary definition of dacoity. n. Robbery by a band or gang of dacoits.

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › DacoityDacoity - Wikipedia

    Dacoity is a term used for "banditry" in the Indian subcontinent. The spelling is the anglicised version of the Hindi word डाकू (daaku); "dacoit" / d ə ˈ k ɔɪ t / is a colloquial Indian English word with this meaning and it appears in the Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases (1903). [1]