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dacoity

(-ē)

noun pl. dacoities

robbery by dacoits

Origin: Hindi ḍākāitī: see dacoit

See dacoity in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Robbery by a band or gang of dacoits.

Origin:

Origin: Hindi ḍakaitī

Origin: , from ḍakait, dacoit

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