dacoity
n.
(in India and Burma) robbery or other violent crime committed by a gang of organized criminals
Dacoity
The word Dacoity is the
anglicized version of the
Indian word dakaitee (डकैती or ڈکیتی) which comes from Dakoo (डाकू or ڈاکو, meaning "armed robber").Dacoity (
Hindi: डकैती,
Urdu: ڈکیتی, dakaitee) means armed
robbery.Dacoit (
Hindi: डकैत,
Urdu: ڈکیت, dakait) means a
bandit.The most infamous member of the Dacoit "profession" was probably India's
Phoolan Devi. But the title of the most legendary dacoit is held by
Daku Man Singh and
Nirbhay Singh Gujjar who was killed recently. Between 1939 and 1955, Daku Man Singh had notched up 1,112 dacoities, 185 murders, countless ransom kidnappings. He was involved in 90 police encounters and had killed 32 policemen.
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dacoity
Noun
1. robbery by a gang of armed dacoits
(synonym) dakoity
(hypernym) robbery
(classification) India, Republic of India, Bharat
Dacoity
(n.)
The practice of gang robbery in India; robbery committed by dacoits.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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