DACOITY


Meaning of DACOITY in English

-ȯid.ē, -ȯitē, -i noun

( -es )

Etymology: Hindi ḍkaitī, from ḍakait dacoit

: robbery by dacoits — now used in the Indian penal code of robbery by an armed gang of not less than five men

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