dacoity

dacoit +‎ -y

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dəˈkɔɪti/

dacoity (countable and uncountable, plural dacoities)

1. (chiefly India) Violent robbery carried out by a dacoit or a gang of dacoits.
   • 1901, Rudyard Kipling, chapter 15, in Kim‎:

     'He came here open-minded to commit a dacoity. Yes, to cut, rob, kill, and carry off what he desired.'

   • 1934, George Orwell, chapter 18, in Burmese Days‎:

     […] he had a most interesting anecdote to tell her […] about a dacoity that had happened in Sagaing in 1913.

• dacoitee, dacoiti (obsolete)

• dacoitage