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dacoity

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /dəˈkɔɪti/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Violent robbery carried out by a dacoit or a gang of dacoits.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India, Myanmar, Pakistan, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

robbery by a gang of armed dacoits

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dakoity

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: robbery

History

Etymology

From dacoit + -y.