dacoity
noun/dəˈkɔɪti/
/dəˈkɔɪti/
[countable, uncountable] (plural dacoities)
(Indian English)- the crime of stealing money or goods from a company or person, especially one that is committed by an armed gang
- There have been several dacoities on moving trains.
- to commit dacoity
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