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Definition of Dacoity

1. Noun. Robbery by a gang of armed dacoits.

Definition of Dacoity

1. n. The practice of gang robbery in India; robbery committed by dacoits.

Definition of Dacoity

1. Noun. Gang robbery carried out by dacoits. ¹

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Definition of Dacoity

1. robbery by dacoits [n -COITIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dacoity

Literary usage of Dacoity

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Zemindary Settlement of Bengal by R. H. Hollingbery (1879)
"The story of dacoity, down to 1831, is given by Mr. Mill in Appendix VI, (above); ... In 1812, the evil of dacoity in Bengal was particularly noticed in the ..."

2. Things Indian: Being Discursive Notes on Various Subjects Connected with India by William Crooke (1906)
"dacoity, however, is a very wide term, and includes several varieties of crime. Thus, we have gangs raised and led by some famous leader, who claims to be ..."

3. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"... who combine the trade of graziers and cattle-dealers with the occasional practice of cattle-lifting and dacoity. Forests. ..."

4. The Weekly Reporter by David Sutherland, India High Court (Calcutta, India), Great Britain Privy Council. Judicial Committee (1893)
"dacoity—Evidence.'] Nature of evidence requisite to be taken in a case of ... dacoity — Receiving property stolen in.] When a prisoner is apprehended eight ..."

5. The Coming of the Great Queen: A Narrative of the Acquisition of Burma by Edmond Charles Browne (1888)
"The bulk of the imports from "other countries" consisted of twist shipped at Trieste. DACOITS AND dacoity. In common with his half-brother, ..."

6. Reminiscences of an Indian Police Official by Arthur Travers Crawford (1894)
"dacoity. WHEN I first became connected with the police, dacoity still existed nearly as it is depicted in ' Pan- ..."

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