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What does dacoity mean?

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Noun
  1. (chiefly India) Violent robbery carried out by a dacoit or a gang of dacoits.
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Banda's name struck terror into the hearts of lawless people, and thefts and dacoity became a thing of the past.
The police have registered a case of dacoity and have launched a massive hunt for the suspects.
In another case, the West district police claimed to have arrested a desperate robber, who was involved in several cases of robbery and dacoity.
If they did not meet with a favourable omen on any of these nights, no dacoity was committed that month.
This crime included murder, attempt to murder, dacoity, robbery and kidnapping.
When his band melted away, and dacoity became too hazardous a sport, he simply disappeared.

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