1 dacoity | Definition of dacoity

dacoity

noun
da·​coity | \ dəˈkȯi-tē\
plural -es

Definition of dacoity

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

History and Etymology for dacoity

Hindi ḍkaitī, from ḍakait dacoit

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