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dacoity
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da·coit·y  (d-koit)
n.
Robbery by a band or gang of dacoits.
[Hindi akait, from akait, dacoit.]
dacoity [dəˈkɔɪtɪ]
n pl -coities
(Law) (in India and Myanmar) robbery by an armed gang
dacoity
murder and robbery committed by dacoits, a class of criminals in India and Burma.
See also: Theft
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Noun1.dacoity - robbery by a gang of armed dacoits
dakoity
robbery - larceny by threat of violence
Burma, Myanmar, Union of Burma - a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal; "much opium is grown in Myanmar"
Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
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ISLAMABAD, November 05, 2009 (Balochistan Times): Tarnol police Islamabad busted a gang of dacoits and recovered a vehicle snatched at gunpoint and weapons from them used in these dacoities.
Gang of dacoits busted; stolen vehicle and weapons recovered by Balochistan Times (Baluchistan Province, Pakistan)
During initial investigation, it was transpired that they were involved in different dacoities and incidents of car snatching.
NH&MP recovers stolen vehicle by The Frontier Star (Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan)
Byline: ANI Peshawar, Jan 27 (ANI): The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan has asked its militants to stop attacks on Pakistan Government installations, kidnapping for ransom, bank dacoities and car snatching across the country.
Pak Taliban asks militants to stop anti-government attacks by Asian News International
 
 
 
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